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Acadia will stay (mostly) open during government shutdown
Even though Acadia National Park will stay open during the federal government shutdown, there will be changes to the usual visitor experience. -
She raised a cheetah cub in the ’70s. Now, she’s saving them from extinction.
With fewer than 7,000 cheetahs left in the wild, Dr. Laurie Marker has spent decades building programs around the world to protect them while supporting the communities around them. -
Bye-bye beetle? Massachusetts is close to eradicating an invasive bug.
The Asian longhorned beetle can munch on trees until it kills them. The state has spent nearly two decades surveying over 8 million trees for the destructive insect. -
Massachusetts ecologists build a winter ‘hotel’ for snakes
The success of the rocky structure will be measured once temperatures drop. -
How is climate change impacting New England’s marine life?
“Just about every day, we’re hearing about unusual sightings,” says John Durbin, a senior scientist with the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium. -
Should you be worried about getting flesh-eating bacteria from swimming in Massachusetts?
In a rare case, one person contracted a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus after swimming at a Falmouth beach last week. -
For blind and low-vision nature lovers, birding is 'by ear'
A New England group joined a national bird count to spread the joy of birding and make it more accessible to everyone. -
Think of a place on Earth, or even in your own body. ‘We find plastics there.’
New research shows plastic is more prevalent below the ocean’s surface than many previously believed. -
With dams gone, herring return to bygone migration route in Braintree
Atlantic herring haven’t been able to swim up the Monatiquot River since the Industrial Revolution, when rubber and cork factories built dams there. -
Boston wants more trees. Hyde Park and East Boston offer two windows into the future.
While one of its most racially diverse neighborhoods is still struggling, another is a success story. Local nonprofits are part of that.
