Easthampton’s health department has issued a public health advisory for Rubber Thread Pond after potentially harmful ...

The Easthampton Health Department has issued a public advisory for Rubber Thread Pond due to a bloom of cyanobacteria, advising contact with the water to be avoided.

However, people boating or playing in the water still should be alert for visible signs of algae not only in the Columbia ...

Residents are advised that a blue-green algae bloom has been confirmed at Pontoosuc Lake, which may pose health risks to ...

Harmful algae blooms have been reported in three island ponds this week: Capaum Pond, Clarks Cove and Miacomet Pond.

Earth has not always been so hospitable to live. During several ice ages, the planet's surface was almost completely frozen over, creating what has been dubbed "Snowball Earth".

When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...