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At Harvard University, Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman led an effort to produce the most detailed map of a piece of human brain every created.

Harvard scientists unveil the most detailed map of the brain ever: ‘It’s an alien world inside your own head’

The researchers, with Google and other partners, spent a decade deciphering 1 cubic millimeter of tissue.

After nearly three weeks on campus, MIT’s pro-Palestinian student encampment ends with arrests
Ten students were arrested Friday morning and transported to Cambridge District Court, where they were charged with trespassing and released. They were told that if they abide by any orders they receive from MIT about their on-campus behavior, the charges will be dismissed by July 10.

MIT president says she ordered police action due to ‘outside threats’ triggered by pro-Palestinian encampmentTimeline: The events leading up to the dismantling of the encampment at MIT

Hillary Clinton faces blowback for saying protesters ‘don’t know’ about Middle Eastern history

Harvard’s encampment is the last one standing in Greater Boston

What to know about Sally Kornbluth, MIT's president

Northern Lights to make an appearance over New England tonight in ‘extraordinary’ solar event
Scientists issue the first geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years due to ‘highly elevated’ conditions.

The science behind the Northern Lights

The aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, are seen in the sky above Kiruna in Sweden on March 7, 2024.

Here’s where and when the Northern Lights will be visible over New England tonight

Even if you don’t see the spectacular nighttime sky all aglow, your cellphone just might do the trick.

Travel

Don’t even think about leaving Putney without tasting something maple-y. Harlow Farm is a good bet, and they make maple creemees, too.

Welcome to the most Vermont-ish village in the Green Mountain State

Michael’s on the Hill, an elegant restaurant located in an 1820 farmhouse, serves classic, well-composed European fare, emphasizing local ingredients, like the crab cake shown here.

Waterbury, Vt.: The best little foodie town in New England

The Statue of Liberty and the New York City skyline sat in a deep freeze in the wake of a catastrophic climatic shift in a scene from "The Day After Tomorrow."

Lights, camera ... climate? Report finds Hollywood is depicting a world without climate change

“To learn that only 10 percent of the films over the last decade — over this critical period — are even including climate change in their story worlds ... it’s disappointing.”

Massachusetts Democrats pitch energy transition to union workers: ‘This is a huge construction project’

Karen Read and John O’Keefe ‘never entered my house,’ Canton homeowner testifies. Here’s how Friday unfolded.

This week, John O'Keefe's friends have testified about meeting at a Canton bar the night before O'Keefe was found dead and their shock at learning he was missing.

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
Prosecutors have been building up their case ahead of crucial testimony from Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer who arranged the $130,000 payout to Stormy Daniels — he says at Trump’s direction.

How Friday's testimony unfoldedTracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

Ginkgo Bioworks to slash labor costs, jobs
After lackluster first-quarter earnings, Ginkgo Bioworks said it will slash labor expenses by at least 25 percent, which will include an unspecified number of job cuts.

‘It feels pointless sometimes’: As hospitals grow more corporate, fed-up doctors are pushing back
Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize, including at Salem Hospital.

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

The administration’s finding of “reasonable” evidence to conclude that its ally had breached international law in its conduct of the war in Gaza, represents the strongest such statement from Biden officials.

UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid

Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 110,000 civilians fleeing

A tractor-trailer struck a bridge heading towards Storrow Drive in the early Friday morning.

Crews remove tractor-trailer ‘storrowed’ beneath Bowker Overpass on Storrow Drive

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faced reporters during an NFL football news conference on Jan. 11, 2024 in Foxborough. The Nantucket Current reports that Belichick recently purchased another home on the island.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick buys (another) home on Nantucket

A rendering of CanalSide Food + Drink, opening this fall.

There’s a new food hall coming to Cambridge (and it will appeal to ‘90s ‘mall babies’)

The centerpiece of CanalSide Food + Drink will be a new bar from the mixologists at The Baldwin Bar, Birds of Paradise, and Grill 23.

Pat Maroon was one of seven Bruins who received misconduct penalties in Game 2 against Florida.

Pat Maroon says Bruins should be angry after Game 2, but ‘Tkachuk’s not going to fight me’

The rugged winger saluted David Pastrnak for mixing it up while emphasizing that the Bruins should not take dumb penalties.

Panthers at Bruins Game 3: One way or another, this is probably going to be a slugfest

LOVE LETTERS

There’s a good reason she didn’t respond …

They met on an app, but maybe they already knew each other. Maybe they knew each other very well.

Blind date: ‘I really wish I asked him what his skin care regimen was’

Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Belushi vs. Wiig. Murphy vs. Murray. Vote in Round 3 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.

Round 2 recap

Bill Murray over Mike Myers? Voters again show that they prefer ‘SNL’ cast members of a certain vintage.

Round 2's biggest surprise was Bill Murray's lopsided win over Mike Myers. And its toughest call may have been Cecily Strong vs. Maya Rudolph.

AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

COMMENTARY | JEANNIE SALOMON

This AAPI Heritage Month, it’s time to get serious about teaching AAPI history in Rhode Island

Opinion

Alex Beam

I’m boring. So are you.

It dawned on me that I could provide a useful public service: A Field Guide to the American Bore.

EDITORIAL

Despite shaky rollout, Wu’s White Stadium plan is good for student athletes

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Boston Ballet in Ken Ossola's "The Space Between."

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Psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder Rick Miller (right) used to pose for photos like his mother, Suzanne (left), with a bent knee.

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Conductor Keith Lockhart is in his 29th year leading the Pops, whose spring season begins Friday.

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Lost in a World of Words

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Stormy Daniels spoke outside federal court in New York, April 16, 2018.

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Jim Lyons (right) and Amy Carnevale of the Massachusetts Republican Party.

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After nearly three weeks on campus, MIT’s pro-Palestinian student encampment ends with arrests

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Sweden's Victor Olofsson challenges for a puck with Will Smith of the United States during a preliminary-round match at the IIHF world hockey championships Friday. Smith, a forward from Lexington, is joined on the squad by Boston College teammate Ryan Leonard of Amherst.

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United States loses its opening game at the IIHF men’s world hockey championships

The Americans dropped a 5-2 decision to Sweden in Prague, and they play Germany on Saturday.

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After more than a half century in business, the Christmas Tree Shops closed its remaining stores last summer to the dismay of devoted customers.

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Prosecutors have been building up their case ahead of crucial testimony from Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer who arranged the $130,000 payout to Stormy Daniels — he says at Trump’s direction.

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The upward price trend continued even as more houses came on the market

In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
A Virginia school board voted Friday to restore the names of Confederate military leaders to a high school and an elementary school, four years after the names had been removed.

N.H. Attorney General ‘disappointed’ ACLU ‘has chosen to support’ neo-Nazi white supremacist group
The ACLU is arguing for free speech, while the Attorney General pursues civil charges against NSC-131 for hanging a white supremacist sign from a public highway overpass.

The United States is expected to announce a new $400m package of weapons for Ukraine
This is the third tranche of aid for Ukraine since Congress passed supplemental funding in late April after months of gridlock.

BOOKS
Juli Min’s ‘Shanghailanders’ transports readers to the root of one family’s fractured relationships
The Globe spoke with Min ahead of her appearance at Harvard Book Store on Monday, where she’ll be talking about her new book with author Abue Rey Lescure.

BILLY BAKER
In Rockport, the iconic red fishing shack gets a new look
Motif Number 1, said to be the most painted and photographed building in America, is getting a fresh coat of paint. But is the color right?

Prince William says Kate’s ‘doing well,’ in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis
The Princess of Wales stepped away from public duties after announcing on March 22 that she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.

A few Mass. Democrats put $5m into the budget for dog parks, a castle, and more. And they did it in secret.
With 15 in total, the House budget’s primary author included more individual earmarks for himself than any of the chamber’s other 158 representatives.

no stupid questions
Introducing No Stupid Questions, how-to guides for navigating adult life in Boston
The first installment of this series will cover five topics: Traffic, taxes, networking, finding a neighborhood to call home, and locating trustworthy services. It launches on May 13.

BLOTTER TALES
A new police dog joins the force, two guys fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, and arguments ensue over an Asteroids video game
Two men fall asleep in the wrong hotel room, people argue over an Asteroids video game, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.