The National Zoning Atlas’s map of Eastern Massachusetts showing which cities and towns severely restrict multiunit residential buildings vividly illustrates the challenge facing our state government ...

This important study introduces a Bayesian method to determine bacterial counts that accounts for the experimental noise inherent to dilution and plating methods, and distinguishes it from biological ...

Sprawl made suburbia affordable. Now it’s breaking it. Here’s what a new vision of the suburbs could look like.

With around 10 million people within its nearly 300 square miles, according to the C.I.A. World Factbook, Tehran is comparable in density to New York City. About one in 10 Iranians lives in Tehran ...

The "No Kings National Day of Mobilizations" is scheduled to take place nationwide Saturday, June 14, with nearly 100 planned in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts residents woke up to hazy skies Wednesday morning as smoke from wildfires in Canada makes its way across the country.

Local News Massachusetts sees population growth in 2024, bucking recent worries of decline Fueled by immigration, the state’s rebound may be short-lived under Trump-era restrictions.

The U.S. Census just released population numbers for every Massachusetts city and town. A map shows which grew and which shrank.

As a late season Nor'easter blows through Massachusetts today, power outages are possible around the state. "Our crews are prepared for heavy rain and the potential for high winds Thursday across ...

Below are the fastest growing and shrinking cities and towns in Massachusetts, as well as a map showing the population changes across the state, and a table where you can look up your own city or ...

New state census data is showing most cities and towns have grown in population over the past year, but that’s not necessarily true for communities here in western Massachusetts.