The city of Boston sits on the Shawmut Peninsula, a piece of land that was aptly called Mushauwomuk ("the boat landing place") in the language of the native Massachusett tribe. Though the city is ...

Boston's Long Wharf saw higher than average tides Wednesday afternoon thanks to a natural phenomenon referred to generally, and unscientifically, as king tides. These higher-than-normal high tides, ...

Scientists say that the water in Boston Harbor is getting cleaner, leading to an increase in the number of sand tiger sharks using the area as a nursery habitat. There have been numerous sightings of ...