2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1099+ words) During manatee season, the clear water of the St. Johns River is filled with the gentle, enormous sea cows. When I was four, I shoved my arms into inflatable swimming rings, and my dad dropped me in the water. In…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1129+ words) In April, there was a frozen, patchy, underused baseball field behind Attleboro High School. "It feels dead," said senior Alex Maia, standing by home plate. A month later, when the ground had thawed, staff from the Attleboro Parks and Forestry…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (103+ words) WBUR Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the devastating asteroid impact 66 million years ago. The songbirds you see today are directly linked to the velociraptor, triceratops and T. rex. Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, about…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (77+ words) WBUR In April, at a bald eagle's nest in Washington, D. C. , there was much anticipation about eggs that were expected to hatch near the end of the month. Unfortunately, the nest failed, and the eagles have left it. Here & Now's Scott…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (243+ words) Every morning, from my window, I see a small black box. It sits at the base of the brick wall of the building beside my apartment. Occasionally, a gray squirrel hops by the box. The busy traveler usually bounds over…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1841+ words) There's an old Spanish saying: "Las mentiras tienen las patas cortas." Translated to English, it means "lies have short legs." In other words, falsehoods and fibs can't get far without being caught! As we'll hear in today's tale, sometimes lies…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (70+ words) WBUR Here & Now's Robin Young visits the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ahead of Global Big Day on Saturday " a big day for birders. This segment airs on May 7, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast. Robin Young brings more than…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (620+ words) 'Blue Heron' is both a reminiscence on childhood and an investigation'WBUR The most formative events of our childhoods are often the most mysterious. Narrative arrives later, with the benefit of hindsight and the accumulation of information we weren't privy to…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (770+ words) Some salt marsh sparrows out on New Hampshire's seacoast are now flying around with brand new backpacks. The accessory is actually a solar-powered tag the size of a fingernail, which will help University of New Hampshire researchers provide important data…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (457+ 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…...