A Canadian study delves into the mysteries of humor. | Continue reading
Save the Children Federation said it was the victim of a $1 million cyberscam last year. | Continue reading
Advanced devices come with advanced risks. | Continue reading
Running for president is hard. Deciding not to run? That can be even harder. | Continue reading
Computers haven’t killed chess — they’ve made it a universal sport. | Continue reading
Two lawyers have withdrawn allegations that famed attorney Alan Dershowtiz had sex with their client when she was a minor. | Continue reading
The Billerica company known for making electronic book reader screens is unveiling its latest technology. | Continue reading
People considered to be “neurodiverse” — those on the autism spectrum, or with OCD, dyslexia, or communication disorders — often have unique abilities to see patterns and focus on repetitive tasks. | Continue reading
Local officials and residents are preparing for an unusual pilgrimage the likes of which Leicester has never seen, as the small wooded suburb of Worcester gets ready to host one of the first two recreational pot shops east of the Mississippi River. | Continue reading
The Cannabis Control Commission has issued “commence full operations” notices to pot shops in Leicester and Northampton. | Continue reading
A report by the National Transportation Safety Board set out a new series of urgent recommendations for Columbia Gas of Massachusetts. | Continue reading
Have you ever used work as a reason not to go to the gym? Well, it might soon be time to think of a new excuse. | Continue reading
My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room? | Continue reading
The recent incidents, ranging from injections of malicious computer code to massive submissions of bogus voter registrations, have not been publicly disclosed until now. | Continue reading
A pension plan covering more than 72,000 truck drivers and warehouse workers represented by the New England Teamsters is the nation’s second most underfunded multiemployer pension plan and is on track to run out of money within a decade, according to a new study. | Continue reading
Clarance Jones was charged with conspiring to commit tax fraud and filing false tax returns. | Continue reading
When Harvard University admitted several applicants tied to influential donors to its Kennedy School, including someone who had promised to pay for a building in 2013, the school’s dean fired off an e-mail calling the head of admissions “my hero.” | Continue reading
Warren’s pure Native American ancestor appears in her family tree “in the range of 6-10 generations ago,” according to an analysis of her DNA. | Continue reading
A young digital entrepreneur from Weston wants to thwart digital snoops by making them believe they are watching someone else. | Continue reading
Mayors of 15 cities and towns in the core of Greater Boston agreed Tuesday to sharply accelerate the pace of home construction in a bid to help tackle the region’s housing crisis. | Continue reading
The closer scientists get to understanding the impact of individual genes, the smaller that impact seems to be — at least when it comes to education. | Continue reading
The Cannabis Control Commission may issue final licenses in two weeks, if inspections go according to plan. | Continue reading
A facial recognition app called Face2Gene, developed by Boston-based digital health startup FDNA, is making diagnoses easier for specialists in genetic disorders. | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence is coming for hiring, and it might not be that bad | Continue reading
Companies should be accountable for our personal data the way banks are accountable for our money. | Continue reading
So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether? | Continue reading
A dockless bike-sharing company known for its bright yellow design is deflating its fleet in the Bay State. | Continue reading
Once, bookkeepers were valorized in great art. Sound funny now? The joke might be on us. | Continue reading
On Friday, when the Vermont Standard hit the stands, one day late, it repaid the show of generosity with a banner headline. It read simply: “Thank You.” | Continue reading
Humans are just one of many animals sharing the fate of a finite Earth, and what we do — and have done — to animals has broad implications for our future. | Continue reading
The history of the nation’s favorite frozen dessert is also the history of the nation itself: a triumph of ingenuity, technology, and mass marketing. | Continue reading
The pay increases would make the five captains the highest-paid police officers in the state, giving them a salary that would exceed Governor Charlie Baker’s annual pay. | Continue reading
Boston school officials have repeatedly refused to disclose how often they give student information to federal immigration authorities. | Continue reading
Sooner or later, every Goliath is displaced by a David. That goes for Google, too. And it won’t require government intercession to make it happen. | Continue reading
Users’ clicks and posts built Facebook and Google’s online empires. Isn’t it time they got paid for their labor? | Continue reading
The university is preparing for what is likely to be the fiercest attack yet on its use of race in drawing up each freshman class. | Continue reading
Researchers say that preliminary findings from a study of 5,222 workers across the United States indicate that the food people get at work is full of sodium and refined grains and low on whole grains and fruit. | Continue reading
At US Conference of Mayors, everyone wanted to talk with mayor Jenny Durkan. | Continue reading
Senator Bernie Sanders, who travels the country campaigning for Democrats, has not endorsed his only son, Levi Sanders, who is running for Congress in New Hampshire. | Continue reading
Bush had been confronting years-old allegations of impropriety as he sought to fend off a corporate takeover attempt. | Continue reading
We need a better term for people aged 40-65. Mid-century moderns, perhaps? | Continue reading
A growing number of people are toking up before hitting the weight room, sports field, or mixed martial arts gym. | Continue reading
The bill passed by the Senate Wednesday will almost certainly be defeated in the GOP-dominated House. But Congress is just one front in the fight to save the regulations. | Continue reading
A trade war could escalate into a real one. | Continue reading
Cambridge Brands keeps a low profile, but it’s a big business. | Continue reading