New Bedford has identified 148 vacant properties and uses a dedicated manager to address them. The city uses data like water usage and tax delinquency to identify potentially vacant buildings. A city ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals inspiring ancestors of novelist Amy Tan & poet Rita Dove. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of two award-winning writers: novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove, ...

Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense ...

People are increasingly looking for jobs on dating apps, leaving platforms like LinkedIn behind. Many respondents in a US survey said they had even received job offers through this method. Now people ...

Several studies evaluate high-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays for the detection of copy-number variations in human genomes. Many debilitating diseases have complex genetic roots, ...

Reflexology is a type of massage that involves applying different amounts of pressure to the feet, hands, and ears. It may provide pain and stress relief, among other benefits. Reflexology is based on ...

Though raised Jewish, Terry Gross was never told much about her Jewish ancestors. Though raised Jewish, Terry Gross was never told much about her Jewish ancestors.