A team of researchers from across the globe set sail this week on a groundbreaking expedition to understand large pockets of fresh groundwater that sit underneath the ocean floor just south of Martha’s Vineyard.
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“I hope you got a lot of money, ’cause this ain’t gonna be cheap,” Walter barked at me as I pulled myself into the cab of his well-used tow truck.
At Stannard Farms in West Tisbury, Lisa Fisher is using good bugs to combat the bad ones. Peering into her green beans, she pulled aside heart-shaped...
What I don’t know is a lot! For example, all the petals of the echinacea are being eaten by a tiny worm. I can barely see it with my reading glasses...
As temperatures peaked at 90 degrees on the Vineyard last week, Blackwater Farm owner Debbie Farber worried about her chickens. “Have you ever seen a...
I gave it my best shot all last week — trying to develop some acceptance of the weather. As an outside worker, I would prefer rain, wind, and/or snow...
Farm Institute campers Juliette Colas and Evan Troost gave tours. Evan stood next to an aerial map of the farm where campers had previously...
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Nature & Science Stories
More than 60 right whales were sighted 55 miles south of the Island in an aerial survey conducted by the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life on April 23.
The southern pine beetle has devastated parts of some of the Island's forests. Conservation groups are in the early stages of fighting back.