Researchers are turning to Martha’s Vineyard and other New England areas that have been hit hard with Lyme disease in order to better understand why some people experience symptoms of the tick-borne illness long after treatment.
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When the weather turned uncomfortably warm at the beginning of June, I made the unpopular remark that I didn’t get enough winter. I stand by it and...
I have lost any sense of humor. Supposedly, we will get some rain on Thursday (I write on Tuesday). It’s been remarkably dry for early June.
Picking strawberries is an exercise in restraint. Only the reddest strawberries must be picked. A blush of white, even of orange, and the berry...
I come from a long line of worriers. Hence weather events tend to bring out the worst in me. To wit: I am convinced about the lack of rain and the...
It was yet another chilly, windy and rainy weekend. Too bad the rain actually did not amount to much in the gardens. By Tuesday, I was hauling hoses...
I’m sure there were some disgruntled vacationers over the holiday weekend.
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Over its now 50-year history, the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group has spawned billions of shellfish, growing them into seed to keep the industry and ponds thriving.
As the spread of the southern pine beetle wreaks havoc on the Island’s forests, researchers at Polly Hill Arboretum are using the beetle’s own biology to try and stop the invasive species.