Helen Fisher knew that people are attracted to each other based on looks and' similarities in education, religious and social values. What she wanted to know was why.

The passage of a law decriminalizing marijuana possession of an ounce or less is no reason for college students to abandon common sense, panelists at Northeastern University said Wednesday.

'If I get chlamydia, blame MySpace,' is not what is normally expected when someone hears the word memoir.' However, the creators of Smith Magazine have compiled thousands of memoirs that range from hilarious to tragic, each contained in only six words.

Medford residents have a new, 121-foot-tall neighbor. Starting this Thursday, a wind turbine will provide clean energy and sustainable wind power to students at McGlynn Elementary School.

Those planning to celebrate Black History Month have a lot to commemorate since the historic election of President Barack Obama, 'New York Times' best-selling author Omar Tyree said at Suffolk University Tuesday.

The endless lakes of semi-frozen slush between sidewalks are an unfortunate part of winter life in New England, but some Allston-Brighton residents said the slush this year has become unbearable due to less-than-thorough snowplows.

The Middle East and the West must learn to coexist, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday afternoon

The race to City Hall has begun on the World Wide Web as two candidates have both announced their intention to run for Mayor of Boston over the Internet.

Paul Breines, who worked for years as a professor in Boston College's history department, said he was 'moved to tears' by the turnout of BC's panel discussion concerning lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues Monday night.

Police responded to the report of an alleged robbery at 7:36 p.m. Jan. 30. Three men allegedly took another man's wallet and iPod. The man stated the first suspect threw him against the wall and took the items, while the second told him to 'be cool, be cool,' and the third stood lookout.

Boston University students trying to tighten their wallets in an economic recession may be tightening their belts as a result of eating out less, local restaurants reported.

Boston is well on its way to becoming a bicycle-friendly city, Boston Bikes Director Nicole Freedman told over 175 people crowded into the Boston Public Library Thursday for the first annual Boston Bikes Update Report.