2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (655+ words) Every other week, the Outside/In team at NHPR answers a listener question about science and the natural world. This week's question comes from Rob in Archdale, North Carolina. "Predators have forward facing eyes. Common prey species have eyes on…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (443+ words) A dispute over bird droppings has found its way onto the ballot in Rye. After months of pecking and clawing between advocates who want to unlock the windows at Goss Farm barn, where a colony of barn swallows has summered…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (170+ words) UMass forester Paul Catanzaro's book, "Tending Your Forest" uses Aldo Leopold's "cogs and wheels" concept to show family landowners how to restore ecosystem health through ecological forestry....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (438+ words) Her name is Gertie, and she's a chicken. At age 15, the Guinness Book of World Records recently declared her the world's oldest chicken. You won't find Gertie in a backyard coop these days. She now lives " befitting of her age…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (378+ words) We hope you enjoy looking back at one of our favorite episodes, originally produced by Rick Ganley (and Rick's children) in April 2013. Dave Anderson is still enjoying the annual skydance courtship display, now with grandchildren. One of the rituals I…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (474+ words) New Hampshire has seen unprecedented numbers of cyanobacteria blooms in the past few years, fueled by increasingly hotter, wetter summers. A plan to address that growing threat was first established in 2023. Since then, the state's Department of Environmental Services has…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (903+ words) In the Disney film Finding Nemo, the clownfish Marlin worries that his son Nemo may have suffered an injury, and asks him to count how many stripes he has. Nemo gets the answer right " three. But in another species, the…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (803+ words) Birders in the state have a new website to flock to: the updated Connecticut Bird Atlas. The website documents which birds are living in Connecticut and where, including wintering birds. Organizers say the website will help conservationists figure out which…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (906+ words) The setting for this big fight over a little bird is bucolic: A well-preserved 18th-century barn, white with green doors, standing on the edge of a sprawling saltmarsh in Rye. The property's 100-plus acres include rows of blueberry bushes, apple…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (310+ words) Join the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in celebrating its 125th anniversary by connecting with nature this spring. The Forest Society Education Center at Creek Farm is offering a diverse lineup of hikes, workshops, and historical talks to…...