When I was a kid, futuristic visions of self-driving cars always assumed they would need all sorts of wires and gizmos installed in the roadway to give the car information about where it was, what it was doing, and where it should go. We didn't think computers and...

If you scroll through the list of the 255 official highway historical markers maintained by the state of New Hampshire, you will find 21 bridges, two memorials to the 45th parallel, several references to Daniel Webster and a few oddities, like the sign labeled...

UNH will have a role in the Parker Solar Probe that was launched Sunday by NASA. Apparently, however, NASA has hired the person who convinced Prince to change his name to an unpronounceable symbol because the instruments that UNH will be operating have been given an...

If you lived here 13,000 years ago, you wouldn't have much choice for Christmas trees: It was spruce and jack pine everywhere you looked. That's one of the conclusions (although they don't phrase it that way) from an analysis of multiple studies of pollen grains in...

If you’ve been outdoors in the past few weeks and it seems like the ground is suddenly sprinkled with little multi-colored domes, don’t be surprised. The dry start to the summer followed by consistent rains since mid-July have been perfect for luring mushrooms above...

Judging from the audience reaction, if you ever get a chance to ask a question of an astronaut floating around on the International Space Station, ask about dental hygiene. “How do you keep from making a mess when you brush your teeth?” asked Luke Morrow, one of 21...

The Concord Monitor runs a list of patents that have been issued recently to companies or individuals in New Hampshire.  Check it out.