Photo by Amy Kukulya, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Scientists have discovered something new about the basking shark, which lives in Cape Cod waters during this time of year.
CCS image, taken under NOAA permit 24359
Courtesy the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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 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. -
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says it has seen rising numbers of cases on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard since April. -
This time on the fishing news CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine about the recent influx of shortfin squid in local waters.Many of the squid died, leading to speculation about the cause. But it appears to be a natural phenomenon driven by tide and wind conditions.They will also talk about the movement of bait fish into Cape Cod Bay and what that means for anglers.
The Point
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karenstollznow.comHow words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society. -
Derek Artz / USDA-NRCS; Barbara Driscoll; David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Xerces Society / Sarah Foltz JordanThe importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them. -
Mark FahertyMark talks about how spring storms tend to bring migrating birds to our shores, including a migration fallout event documented in Provincetown on May 30. -
NPR Stories
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Michelle Mildenberg Lara for The Marshall ProjectPeople who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR. -
Jhojan Hilarion/AFP via Getty ImagesAn El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.
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Rebecca Simonitsch had just learned she might be a candidate for brain surgery. The man seated beside her on the flight home pulled out a notebook to explain what lay ahead. -
Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today. -
More than 1 in 3 World Cup matches face dangerously hot, humid weather. Here's how to protect yourself from heat illness.
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