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  • Winter, with its short days and lack of sunshine, could be causing seasonal spikes in mental illness-related online searches.
    Online Searches Show Depression, Mental Illness Spike in Winter
    Does wintertime mess with your mind? According to a new study using data from Google, you're not alone. In fact, if online searches are any indication, the wintertime blues might encompass a far greater number of mental illnesses than previously thought.
  • More Angst For College Applicants: A Glitchy Common App
    For many high school students this year, the already stressful process of applying to college has been made far worse by major technical malfunctions with the Common Application, an online application portal used by hundreds of colleges and universities.
  • Jonathan Steele, owner of Bluegrass Kitchen, fills a jug with bottled water from a tank he installed in the back of his Charleston restaurant.
    How Industrial Chemical Regulation Failed West Virginia
    On Jan. 9, people in and around Charleston, W.Va., began showing up at hospitals: They had nausea, eye infections and some were vomiting. It was later discovered that around 10,000 gallons of toxic chemicals had leaked into the Elk River, just upstream from a water treatment plant that serves 300,000 people. Citizens were told not to drink or bathe in the water, and while some people are now using water from their taps, many still don't trust the it or the information coming from public officials.
  • Robert Foxworth plays Henry Drummond in the Globe's "Inherit the Wind."
    Review: 'Inherit The Wind'
    Give Me That Old Time Religion... Again?
  • Listening to music can make you feel more relaxed, but in some cultures, it's actually used to ease pain.
    'The Power Of Music' To Affect The Brain
    Science all but confirms that humans are hard-wired to respond to music. Studies also suggest that someday music may even help patients heal from Parkinson's disease or a stroke. In The Power of Music, Elena Mannes explores how music could play a role in health care.
  • Inventors And Entrepreneurs Face Off At 'Quick Pitch'
    This is no old-fashioned science fair. The “Quick Pitch” competition is a fast-paced, high-tech, high-stakes investment competition for a variety of new products, drugs and websites.
  • La Jolla Scientists To Send Fruit Flies Into Space
    Two scientists at the La Jolla-based Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute will send fruit flies to the International Space Station to study the impact of space travel on the human heart, the institute announced today.
  • Streptococcus bacteria, like this strain, can be found in our guts.
    Gut Bacteria We Pick Up As Kids Stick With Us For Decades
    An experimental "gut check" test can tell us more about the bacteria that live inside us. By studying the way the microbial populations change over time, researchers think they may have a new tool for monitoring health.
  • This nighttime photograph taken from the International Space Station shows much of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Parts of two Russian vehicles parked at the orbital outpost can also be seen in the frame.
    The City As Infestation
    The vast web of geometries traced out in light shows you cities as a kind of infestation. They're like living networks spreading across the planet.
  • Smallest Planet Yet Found Outside Solar System
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Astronomers searching for planets outside our solar system have discovered the tiniest one yet -- one that's about the size of our moon.
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