Researcher Emmanuel Oyewole explains to Possibly that offshore wind turbines appear to be providing new ecosystems for Jonah crabs.

Advocates of plug-in solar say it’s an easy and cheap way to transition to renewable energy and reduce electricity costs. This week we see if they live up to the hype.

Ian Donnis: Let’s let the cat out of the bag. What is the new name for public media in Rhode Island as of this fall? Pam Johnston: We are going to be called Ocean State Media, and we’re so excited to ...

New England has plenty of quaint colleges in historic locales, but UMass Dartmouth, nestled in the forest of a town founded in 1664, is one of a kind. The state university’s sprawling megastructures ...

Late last year, Brown University transferred some 255 acres of land it owned in Bristol to a trust associated with the Pokanoket Tribe. That came after a separate land trust associated with another ...

The City of Providence’s Planning Department has released a new map showing proposed changes in growth and density in the city under its draft comprehensive plan. According to the city’s Planning ...

When you walk the Quonochontaug Barrier Beach, you’re hard pressed to spot signs of human development—no seaside cottages, luxurious summer getaways, telephone poles, or paved roads. Piping plovers ...

Experts say the devastating floods in Nepal at the end of August were caused in part by melting glaciers. On this episode from 2023, the Possibly team looks into why these glaciers are melting, and ...

Hyers, in back, looks on as Gina Raimondo, Jack Reed and Angel Taveras exchange pleasantries during a 2014 Democratic unity event. Credit: Ian Donnis / The Public's Radio Eric Hyers, who managed a ...

The Whiting Foundation announced the 10 winners of their 2026 Whiting Award for emerging writers on Wednesday night. The esteemed early-career honor— which comes with a $50,000 prize — is given to ...

Helena DaSilva Hughes, president of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center, said she’s been talking with Portuguese officials in the Azores to understand what families will need in order to “self-deport.” ...

Republicans run the show in Washington, D.C., these days, but the GOP remains on the margins in Rhode Island. The state hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 2006 and the party holds just 14 of ...