SCIENCE

"We're Still Here," depicting Native Americans who live in western Massachusetts, is a rare contemporary installation in the Springfield Science Museum's old Native American Hall. But the effort has sparked some backlash.

By studying bee poop, researchers found that shorter petals lead to less disease spread among bumblebees.

The state of Massachusetts has a long list of official symbols, from baked goods to animals and several rocks. But — so far — the state does not have an official sedimentary structure. That could change with the efforts of an enthusiastic geologist.

The biased beliefs in scientific labor markets was the focus of a study co-authored by a UMass Amherst economist. A sampling of chemistry postdocs illuminated a widespread misunderstanding in the likelihood they would achieve a faculty position and be published in leading science journals.

The long-term Harvard study has followed Romanian children, abandoned as babies, into adulthood.

UMass Amherst study will use wearable sensors to measure biological symptoms during toddlers' tantrums.

Rosie pays close attention to the care her mother, a veterinarian, gives to animals in need. When Rosie grows up she, too, wants to be able to help animals like her mom does. Author Jennifer Welborn of Amherst talks about the origins of her first children's book.

A study out of UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, finds multiple antigen tests may be necessary before detecting COVID-19.

At any given moment, almost one in three women in the U.S. has bacterial vaginosis. Yet, for many, medicine does not have a good treatment. Now, scientists are trying something new: Take fluid from a happy vagina and put it in an unhappy one.

Our summer fiction series continues with an interview with author Katie Hafner.