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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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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 Garden Lady was broadcast live from the CAI Studios today. C.L. Fornari's guest was Horticulturalist George Chapman, who is the Director of the gardens at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA. Members of the audience asked questions about hydrangeas, a birch tree that is dropping leaves, and Rhododendrons that aren't flowering. -
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
The Point
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Zhe Wang, ETH ZürichEven as we search for the existence of life on other plantes, we continue to learn about life on our own planet. -
Charles VergheseMeera Subramanian's most recent project is the graphic book titled A Better World is Possible, Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis. -
Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program. -
NPR Stories
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Beck Harlan for NPRWe asked half a dozen skin care experts: Which products do you really need to keep your skin healthy and attractive? Here's what they said. -
Andy Higgins for NPRThree brothers say their mother and father died after losing access to their HIV medications. Now the boys are figuring out how to navigate life.
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The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague. -
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved. -
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
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