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Experts say Cape Cod has too much nitrogen and not enough housing. But officials in Truro may have struck a balance for a housing project planned for what's known in town as the Walsh property.
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Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program. -
A short stop at a Mass Audubon nature playground becomes an insect safari full of parasites, predators, mimics, and a tiny fly with a very big name. -
This episode first aired on December 29, 2020. Our brains don’t work the way we think they do. For example, our actions are based on predictions… -
A dog's unblinking vigil at a Cape Cod window becomes a quiet reflection on attention, perception, and all the things just outside the frame of human awareness. -
The lone star tick population is expected to rise on the Cape after likely arriving from the Vineyard on the backs of seabirds.
The Point
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karenstollznow.comHow words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society. -
Derek Artz / USDA-NRCS; Barbara Driscoll; David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Xerces Society / Sarah Foltz JordanThe importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them. -
Mark FahertyMark talks about how spring storms tend to bring migrating birds to our shores, including a migration fallout event documented in Provincetown on May 30.
NPR Stories
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Dan Tuohy/NHPRNH courts to pilot program reviewing wage records for defendants who seek a court-appointed attorneyThe Judicial Branch will have limited access to financial records held by a different state agency to ensure defendants are truthful in financial disclosures. -
More than 30,000 US military veterans are homeless. The Trump Administration has promised new housing for vets, but one of Trump's executive orders is targeting homeless people.
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Swing voters from Wisconsin share their thoughts on the Iran war, high prices and how they're feeling about America at its 250th year marker.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator who spent decades representing Iran, about President Trump's deal to end the war with Iran.
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Anti-regime protesters feel the U.S. abandoned them after having promised support.
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