Climate + Environment

Scientist Josh Rosenthal of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, studies RNA editing in squid and other cephalopods.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Massachusetts Scientists Study Squid to Develop Disease Treatments and Opioid Alternatives

December 9, 2024

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Volunteer Kirstin Gray holds a sea turtle as it is being checked at a New England Aquarium animal hospital.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

300 Hypothermic Sea Turtles Hospitalized After Washing up on Cape Cod

December 6, 2024

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Intern Leighton Graham, left, and biologist Sammi Chaves, right, examine a Kemp's ridley sea turtle at a New England Aquarium marine animal rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Global Warming Fills New England’s Rich Waters With Death Traps for Endangered Sea Turtles

December 5, 2024

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John Beach stands in his backyard in Yarmouth, where he can see newly installed solar panels. Beach lives in the Old Kings Highway Historic District, and the Historic District Committee denied his proposal to install solar panels that faced the street.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

New Climate Law Pushes Cape Cod Historic District to Allow More Solar Installations

November 27, 2024

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Arts + Entertainment

Arts + Entertainment

Birds Reimagined and Rearranged by Thomas Deininger

Contemporary Rhode Island artist reveres the natural world and turns nostalgia on its head

November 26, 2024

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Tracy MacDonald

Many shopping malls frequented by young people are dominated by fast-fashion retailers.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Fast Fashion May Seem Cheap, But it’s Taking a Costly Toll on the Planet − and on Millions of Young Customers

November 26, 2024

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Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California

WHOI researcher Andria Salas handles a lobster in Woods Hole. To monitor the heart rate and motion of the animal as the pile driver strikes, the researcher invented a unique crustacean-adapted saddle — "basically, Fitbits for lobster." It's made out of a snorkel mouthpiece, custom circuit board, and velcro straps.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Bam! Scientists Study Wind Farm Construction Noise Impacts on Lobsters... by Making Big Noises

November 20, 2024

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Firefighter Peter Curto soaks the ground at the site of a wildfire in Braintree last Friday.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Wildfires in the Northeast Strain Firefighters

November 20, 2024

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Flooded American street with stuck vehicle surrounded with water in Florida residential area. Consequences of hurricane natural disaster.

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Climate + Environment

Climate + Environment

Saltwater Flooding is a Serious Fire Threat for EVs

Other devices with lithium-ion batteries are also hazards when submersed in saltwater

November 20, 2024

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Xinyu Huang, University of South Carolina

The biggest threat the state is currently facing from the lack of precipitation is related wildfires. A wildfire supervisor with the state DEM said there have been 25 fires in the last three weeks, a 10-year record.

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The Public’s Radio

The Public’s Radio

Parts of Rhode Island are Experiencing Severe Drought Conditions

The third driest fall on record is also fueling record fires and shrinking the habitat of some species

November 15, 2024

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