Friday, April 24 is the fourth annual Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. Here are some free ways you can mark the occasion.
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There aren’t many things that will get me out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. But bagels—or really just the prospect of learning how to make them—is one. Recently, I stood in Wellfleet’s Bagel Hound with owner Ellery Althaus, while the windows were still dark, staring a pile of dough.
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A prominent national association of journalists recently gave Massachusetts the "Black Hole Award"—a sarcastically and annually bestowed dishonor calling out governments that lack transparency.
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We talk with Heather Goldstone about her new podcast Not A Climate Scientist
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The price of kitchen staples like eggs, milk and cheese as well as prices for meats have soared since the pandemic. So is it possible to eat affordable, healthy food that’s also good for the climate?
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The idea behind the trend is simple: save some cash, and reduce the use of fossil fuels.
The Point
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Amy Vince is joined by horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark to talk all things garden.
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The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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In 1991, a contentious lawsuit forces the government to step in, setting Carlos Rafael and the regulators on a collision course.
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NPR Stories
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A suspect has been arrested in connection with a murder last night at a hotel on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Officials confirmed the woman was on staff at the university.
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President Trump says he ordered the Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. ramps up minesweeping there.
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After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump's aid cuts affect it?
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President Trump has extended the ceasefire, but Iran says it's not enough if the naval blockade is still in place.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks with Robert Harward, former deputy commander of Central Command, about U.S. Naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz and implications for the future of the war with Iran.