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This spring, six reporters from The Associated Press’ climate desk traveled from cities across the United States to work with students from the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing. Students developed and pitched local climate stories, then, over a four-day intensive weekend, worked with visual journalists from the AP toContinue Reading

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A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population’s needs. At the same time, there are numerous challenges in traditional construction. There’s a shortage of skilledContinue Reading

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Researchers have created a new way to reconstruct the evolutionary history of complex plant genomes by analyzing genetic traces left by transposable elements. The technique revealed that modern strawberries were assembled through multiple ancient genome-merging events, shedding new light on how major crop species evolved., Read MoreContinue Reading

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If the green economy—defined as the group of companies heavily involved in environmental business—were its own industry, it would be the third-largest in the world. By Ajani Stella The group of companies that derive significant revenue from environmental solutions, known as the green economy, has topped $10 trillion in marketContinue Reading

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Every June, the global advertising industry gathers on the French Riviera for several days of parties, panels, and self-regard called the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The week culminates with ceremonies that bestow a raft of juried awards for the year’s best creative campaigns. Agencies self-nominate for these “Oscars of Advertising”Continue Reading

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Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer took off Thursday, June 18, 2026, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The modified L-1011 aircraft carried the company’s Pegasus XL rocket hosting LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft from Katalyst Space. LINK will launch from the air-deployed Pegasus XL later this month on a mission toContinue Reading