Today marks the second annual Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. The public is invited to spend it at the New England Aquarium, where beginning at 11 a.m. officials will discuss conservation efforts with Calvin, a 42-foot-long inflatable right whale, in the background.
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April isn’t my favorite month in the birding calendar, especially when its weather barely outperforms bleakest March, but it has its charms – the first hummingbirds and seabird migration among them.
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People come to live on Cape Cod for a variety of reasons. I came because its landscape and history spoke to me in such a compelling manner as a subject for writing.
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The weather cooperated! Across Cape Cod and the islands people turned their faces to the sky to watch the show. At Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Falmouth about 300 people pulled up for a state-sponsored viewing event — and more were turned away after the parking lot ran out of room.
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Whether you noticed shaking beneath your feet has to do with a variety of factors, including what type of structure you were in, what kind of ground the structure is on, and how strong the foundation is. Those in a bed on the tallest story of a building were more likely to feel the quake than those in a car, for example.
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Wareham students and their astronomy teacher have been preparing for the eclipse all year long. Here, a student and teacher talk about the joys of watching the night sky and offer tips to make viewing the eclipse a fun and safe experience.
The Point
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On The Pulse: an episode on greener living, in honor of Earth Day.
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This week: The state has a new head of Coastal Zone Management, which could impact climate planning around our region; a driver eluded police on Martha's Vineyard, crashed through a security gate, and went headlong into the water off the end of the Oak Bluffs ferry terminal; and, Orleans is getting some big public art.
NPR Stories
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The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the woman's health, but not life, is in danger.
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With federal money and local support, Peterborough is hoping to electrify 200 heating systems in the next three years. They’re also trying to train more people to do that work.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with University of Texas Law professor Lee Kovarsky ahead of the Supreme Court looking at the federal election interference case against former president Donald Trump.
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President Biden signed a law Wednesday that gives TikTok a year to find a buyer, or be banned nationwide. TikTok says it's planning to take the Biden administration to court to stop it.
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Alvin Campbell Jr. is accused of sexually assaulting nine women over three years and will go on trial for rape and other charges. His sister is Massachusetts' Attorney General Andrea Campbell.