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Aquaculture is on the rise in Massachusetts. For many entering the business, shellfish farming seems like a more secure option than the marine fisheries.…
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As executive chef at Fisherman’s View Restaurant, Scott Robertson is a pioneer in the growing field of Jonah crab cuisine. It’s central to the…
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The lobster industry in southern New England has been on the decline for decades. As waters warm, some lobster fishermen are adapting by switching their…
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New England’s fishermen are feeling the effects of climate change in fundamental ways, as fish populations respond to changes in the ocean environment.…
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In high school in Massachusetts, climate change mostly appears in earth science or environmental science, if and when those courses are offered. But some…
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The words “climate change” first appear in the state science standards in Massachusetts in high school, but the concepts first appear, in a real way, in…
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If the world doesn’t make “rapid” and “unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” a UN report warned this month, the effects of climate change will…
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A forthcoming paper in the Journal of Financial Economics finds that homes in the way of future sea level rise are selling for less now.The study looked…
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What is a hurricane-proof house?John Bologna, a structural engineer in Orleans, says it’s a concrete bunker with bulletproof windows, stocked with…
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It’s been 27 years since a hurricane last hit Cape Cod.And though that storm, Hurricane Bob, caused a substantial amount of damage, it was “not much of a…