MIT’s levered wheelchair extends freedom to Third World
Some students go to MIT to plumb the mysteries of the atom, or of outer space, or to press the limits of computer science.
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Why cry?
I cry. At mushy Hallmark commercials when the son finally gets home on Christmas Eve. At weddings, because everybody’s so happy. At funerals, because everybody’s so sad. Even watching the Olympics, when I bond with the skaters who get teary because they’ve finally won.
A clear-cut controversy
As Chris Matera reached a barren hilltop on state land near the Quabbin Reservoir, he swept his arm toward 2 acres of oak stumps and scattered gray tree skeletons. “This is a clear-cut,” the Northampton resident said angrily. “Is this really what the public wants on its land?”
Chile earthquake may have shortened Earth’s day
Earth’s days may have gotten a little bit shorter since the earthquake in Chile. But don’t feel bad if you haven’t noticed.
Old TVs spark environmental dispute
Nine truck-size shipping containers filled with old televisions from a Brockton recycling company are at the center of an international dispute drawing attention to a major problem in the regulation of hazardous electronic waste: When is a product intended to be reused, and when is it trash?
Polite or panicky may depend on time to react
When the ship is sinking is it really women and children first, or every man for himself? The answer, it seems, may depend on how fast it’s going down.
Ambitious project will give Quincy back its river views
An ambitious environmental restoration project, nearly a decade in the making, is set to start next month in the marshland along Quincy’s Town River.
Tuna at risk? Sushi chefs find other fish in the sea
At Miya’s Sushi in New Haven, you won’t find endangered bluefin tuna on the menu. For that matter, you won’t find many traditional sushi staples. Miya’s is part of a sustainable sushi movement that’s growing nationwide.
The sound of science
PROVIDENCE – Seth Horowitz has super hearing. As a toddler, chicken pox invaded his ears, bursting both eardrums. When they healed, his hearing range had shifted higher. Today, he can hear a computer monitor humming three rooms away. He can hear bats chattering.
The sound of science
PROVIDENCE – Seth Horowitz has super hearing. As a toddler, chicken pox invaded his ears, bursting both eardrums. When they healed, his hearing range had shifted higher. Today, he can hear a computer monitor humming three rooms away. He can hear bats chattering.