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Woo! Science: Snakes won't eat your child or your pot roast

Woo! Science: Snakes won't eat your child or your pot roast

There are 14 species of snakes in Massachusetts, only two of which, the copperhead and timber rattler, are venomous. Some snake species, including the copperhead and timber rattler, face threats including habitat loss. Snakes, along with lizards,...

A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2025 and Beyond

A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2025 and Beyond

As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving and emerging laws and regulations...

Pioneering alliance between The Jackson Laboratory and The New York Stem Cell Foundation ushers in new era of predictive biomedical research

Pioneering alliance between The Jackson Laboratory and The New York Stem Cell Foundation ushers in new era of predictive biomedical research

Uniting cutting-edge genomics, stem cell science, and AI-enabled data science to accelerate the discovery of life-changing therapies BAR HARBOR, Maine and NEW YORK, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and The New York Stem...

Lone Star AI: How Texas Is Pioneering President Trump’s Tech Agenda

Lone Star AI: How Texas Is Pioneering President Trump’s Tech Agenda

On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into the law the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) or (the Act). The Act, which goes into effect January 1, 2026, “seeks to protect public safety, individual...

“And Morgan Wallen is his best friend” - Internet reacts as Drake laughs at Anthony Fantano via IG story following backlash over his racist past

“And Morgan Wallen is his best friend” - Internet reacts as Drake laughs at Anthony Fantano via IG story following backlash over his racist past

Drake recently shared his response to the viral videos of Anthony Fantano that grabbed attention on social media amid the racism allegations against the latter. One of them featured Fantano saying the n-word, and it was shared by DJ Akademiks...

New Hampshire Bans Puberty Blockers for ‘Trans’ Minors

New Hampshire Bans Puberty Blockers for ‘Trans’ Minors

New Hampshire has become the first New England state to ban harmful puberty blockers and “top surgeries” specifically for kids who identify as “transgender.” New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, signed the legislation this week after it...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists share studies on reef mapping with NUWC Division Newport workforce

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists share studies on reef mapping with NUWC Division Newport workforce

NEWPORT, R.I. – Dr. T. Aran Mooney, Dr. Seth McCammon and Dr. Yogesh Girdhar from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts shared their studies on coral reefs, mapping sounds and the use of autonomous underwater vehicles...

Windham Tech graduate receives Community Foundation scholarship

Windham Tech graduate receives Community Foundation scholarship

WINDHAM — A Windham Tech High School graduate was the recipient of a scholarship from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the organization has awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to 278 students....

After 42 years, Georgia Tech’s ‘Moose’ retires

After 42 years, Georgia Tech’s ‘Moose’ retires

Stamus, known to most in the industry as “Moose,” enrolled at Virginia Tech more than 40 years ago looking to follow in the footsteps of his brother Tony Stamus. The elder Stamus, who died in 1996, worked in the Roanoke (Va.) Times sports...

Cowgirls Head To Connecticut For NCAA Action

Cowgirls Head To Connecticut For NCAA Action

Stillwater – For the second time in three seasons under the direction of head coach Jacie Hoyt, Oklahoma State's women's basketball team earned a spot in the NCAA Championship field with the announcement of the tournament bracket this week. After...

Report: Connecticut 6th highest lottery sales per capita

Report: Connecticut 6th highest lottery sales per capita

Connecticut residents spend more on the state’s lottery system than most other states, having the sixth highest sales per capita in the nation, according to a study conducted by the investment publication Motley Fool, which notes that residents...

On Capitol Hill, Community Colleges Raise NSF, Science Policy Concerns

On Capitol Hill, Community Colleges Raise NSF, Science Policy Concerns

Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) and Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) speak during a Capitol Hill briefing hosted by New ... More America's Future of Work and Innovation Economy initiative and the American Association of Community Colleges warning against National...

Talking Transportation: Connecticut and Monorails—A One Track Mind

​While taking a summertime break this week, here’s a column I wrote awhile back. What is this fascination that people have with monorails? I can’t tell you how often people suggest them as “the answer” to our state’s clogged roads. “Why don’t we...

Top 5 Articles of the Week: July 27-August 1

Top 5 Articles of the Week: July 27-August 1

To stay up to date with the latest dermatology news, sign up to receive our eNewsletters. Recent data has analyzed global trends in acne burden in young women of reproductive age over the last 31 years. The burden has risen in all age groups and...

This mom needed to have a tough talk with her husband. ChatGPT did it for her

This mom needed to have a tough talk with her husband. ChatGPT did it for her

Ellie Doyle uses ChatGPT every day. Activities for her three young kids. Dinner ideas. Packing tips. She calls it Tully, and often vents about her day, whether it’s the challenge of raising twin toddlers or a disagreement with her family. So when...

Justice Department seeks voter, election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

Justice Department seeks voter, election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

FILE - Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone...

Metinteractive Leads Training Rooms’ Design/Build Project for Middletown, Connecticut’s The Connection

Metinteractive Leads Training Rooms’ Design/Build Project for Middletown, Connecticut’s The Connection

Based in Middletown, Connecticut, The Connection offers programs that address complex community problems such as homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse and community justice rehabilitation. The agency uses evidence-based practices help...

ICYMI: A rare fish spotted in Rhode Island waters, an unlikely friendship, and more

ICYMI: A rare fish spotted in Rhode Island waters, an unlikely friendship, and more

(WJAR) — In case you missed it this week, East Providence leaders debate where money from school zone speed cameras should go, a rare fish was spotted in Rhode Island waters, a Connecticut man strikes up an unlikely friendship, a research...

Why Connecticut needs wildlife funding now more than ever

Why Connecticut needs wildlife funding now more than ever

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. A quiet stream in northwest Connecticut, hidden beneath a forest canopy and shielded from development, holds more than scenic charm. In these protected...

AV/IT Team, Class of 2025: Olds College of Agriculture and Technology

AV/IT Team, Class of 2025: Olds College of Agriculture and Technology

AV/IT TEAM: Joe Guenther, Information Technology director; Danny Belanger, Information Technology team member The Center is capturing HD footage for use in future course materials and to provide better access for students during procedures. (Image...

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