Astronomers have detected an unusual radio signal from a far-off galaxy, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials. ✨ The signal is a fast radio burst, an intensely strong burst of radio waves, MIT said in a statement.

Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households produced in 2021, just 2.4 million tons (5 percent) were recycled, new research shows. The findings show that plastic recycling is a “myth,” says the analysis by environmental nonprofit @greenpeaceusa .

A group of MIT pranksters transformed the school’s Great Dome Saturday night into Captain America’s shield in celebration of the new “Avengers” movie.

“Katy Perry, please stop,” the nun pleaded. Then the nun collapsed and died.

For years, the Boston Police kept a secret: the union president was an alleged child molester

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital say they have found the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein circulating in the blood of long COVID patients up to 12 months after they were diagnosed with COVID-19. Here's what we know of their #LongCovid  study findings.

Editorial cartoon by @GlobeWasserman  on #CharlestonShooting :

BREAKING: Patriots coach Bill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump

The globe’s richest 1 percent have carbon footprints 175 times the size of those in the bottom 10 percent, and private jets are one reason why. The world’s poorest people are often the worst affected by climate change, despite doing little to cause it.