University of Massachusetts Boston in the news https://phys.org/ en-us Latest news from University of Massachusetts Boston Darwin's finches have developed a taste for junk food, and it may be impacting their evolution A UMass Boston professor and his colleagues have published new research showing that feeding on human junk food may be altering the course of evolution in Darwin's finches. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-darwin-finches-junk-food-impacting.html Plants & Animals Wed, 05 Dec 2018 03:08:58 EST news463201726 Researchers find evidence of original 1620 Plymouth settlement Three hundred and ninety-five years after Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts, researchers from UMass Boston's Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research can say they have definitively discovered evidence of the original 1620 Plymouth settlement. Part of the proof involves a calf that UMass Boston students have affectionately named Constance. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-evidence-plymouth-settlement.html Archaeology Wed, 30 Nov 2016 06:34:33 EST news399710064