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Both the Center for Coastal Studies and the New England Aquarium report observing dozens of North Atlantic right whales returning to local waters over the past week.

A Nantucket nonprofit is launching a pilot project for eelgrass-friendly boat moorings and they hope to entice a couple dozen boat owners to take part.

Have you ever eaten moon snails? Or neon flying squid? Chances are the answer is no. But some local scientists are hoping that might change.

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more efficient.

Dr. John Holdren is the 2026 recipient of the Karl Taylor Compton Medal for leadership in physics.

There’s good news and bad news coming out of the North Atlantic right whale calving grounds off the Southeastern U.S.

The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has released its annual State of the Waters: Cape Cod report.

Researchers have identified a new-to-the-area North Atlantic right whale. They say it came three-thousand miles to get here.

The North Atlantic right whale calving season is underway. Researchers spotted the first mother and calf pair off the coast of South Carolina on Friday.

How do you give a whale a health checkup? Scientists have been collecting respiratory droplets from North Atlantic right whales, using petri-dish-carrying drones flying above their blowholes.