A Crested Caracara turns up at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, marking the second Cape sighting of this warm-climate raptor this summer. This report covers the species' puzzling northward push since 2020, plus other notable birds including a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tricolored Heron, and a performative Clapper Rail in West Harwich.

We’ll discuss collections and exhibits, and we’ll talk about how museums offer community engagement and provide context for what is happening in our region today.

New fishing restrictions on Nantucket extend protections for great white sharks that began on Cape Cod Bay and the Outer Cape. Tom Moroney connects those rules to the lasting damage Jaws did to the species' reputation, and to his own past coverage of a now-defunct shark tournament on the Vineyard.

Friends Madi and Deborah on Martha's Vineyard. Produced by Mae Nagusky and Atlantic Public Media.

Dick Morgado and Dave Sylvia tell stories at the wharf. Produced by Mae Nagusky and Atlantic Public Media.

Over two months, protesters, most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ, used social media to organize. Government's efforts to respond spotlight how the ruling party appears to be playing catch-up.

The U.S. has launched more strikes at Iran, one day after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time in a month

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and Biden administration National Security Council advisor John Kirby about the latest exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran.