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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A grand jury in Arizona has indicted a slew of Trump allies for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. Arizona is now the fourth state where "fake electors" face charges.
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Why is there a disconnect at times between good news about the economy, and how voters actually feel about the economy? And how is that likely to play out in the 2024 election?
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At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.
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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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Researchers have been able to reverse the effects of a syndrome that affects brain development in a brain organoid.