NORFOLK, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Broken Teeth, Infections, Chronic Diarrhea in Monkeys at UMass Prompt PETA Complaint to Feds Amherst, Mass. - In a letter sent today, PETA urges the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate apparent violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act in the laboratory of University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) experimenter Agnes Lacreuse. Animal care   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Report saying Massachusetts has taken on more new millionaires is misleading at best. As of late, the media has latched onto a report from the progressive think tank, IPS (Institute for Policy Studies). This report claims that Massachusetts has increased its number of millionaires since passing its controversial "millionaire tax", otherwise known as the fair-share amendment. This claim  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, May 7 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * SBS awards honorary degree to accomplished geneticist The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences has awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree to geneticist James L. Manley, Ph.D. The geneticist is recognized for his work in eukaryotic gene expression, particularly in the areas of transcription and RNA splicing. James L. Manley received  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UCS Tracking 2025 Climate-fueled "Danger Season." Map with New Features Now Available Online, Updated Daily. This month marks the start of "Danger Season"--the time roughly from May through October in the Northern Hemisphere when many climate change impacts are at their peak and increasingly likely to collide with one another. The Union of Concerned Scientists   more