Science & Environment

Paredes cites the school’s lack of communication on specific plans to rely more on clean energy and stop investing in non-renewable energy companies as the reason for potential student protests.

A graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University researched how to shorten the germination time for seeds of a threatened native New England wildflower.

The state is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to combat the invasive aquatic plant hydrilla.

More frequent, heavy rainstorms in New England are changing the way fish move around Long Island Sound. Warmer waters also affect local coral.

Sharon Audubon Center in Litchfield County is being inundated with baby chimney swifts.

On this episode of Audacious, what if you found out that your sperm donor was not the man your parents chose... But their fertility doctor? Two women talk about changing the laws around fertility fraud.

A state-funded pilot program will dedicate $85 million to sewage flood mitigation efforts, as climate change brings more powerful and frequent storms.

With a rebounding seal population to feast on, great white sharks have returned to New England in greater numbers. Now, research in California might show how often sharks and humans come in close contact.

On this episode of Audacious, meet three Ig Nobel Prize winners! Their achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.

New England is facing increased wildfire threat due to climate change, experts say.