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.
Farm & Garden
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It’s called the Dairy Farm Preservation Act, but legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Deval Patrick will be a boost for all kinds of small...
By LYNNE IRONS I was saddened this past week by the death of my Uncle Dan Boyle. I mentioned him in my Memorial Day column as having been wounded...
The big wooden doors of the Chicama Vineyards shop closed for the last time Sunday evening at two minutes past five. The shelves of the shop, once...
By LYNNE IRONS While sitting once again in traffic, I was developing a bad attitude. I began seeing weeds, dead flower heads, planters needing...
In just a few weeks, the agricultural hall grounds in West Tisbury will be abuzz with activity. Already there are signs that the annual Martha’s...
By LYNNE IRONS According to the Rodale Institute, switching conventional farmland to organic would cut greenhouse emissions by 10 per cent in the...
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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.