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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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Karen Brown
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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Eve Zuckoff
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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Rodrique Ngowi
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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Eve Zuckoff
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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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Eve Zuckoff
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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Craig LeMoult
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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Olivia Ebertz
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