The Cape Cod Commission has unveiled a new draft plan aimed at supporting the health of Cape Cod’s many freshwater ponds and lakes and is inviting public review and comment. The Cape Cod Freshwater ...

Cape Cod is gearing up to tackle water quality, saving river herring and preparing for wildfires in 2026. Here’s the outlook.

Scientists are working to protect a relict fish found in only one far north Queensland river catchment. The Bloomfield River cod is the only tropical freshwater cod in the world and may have been ...

Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. government ship searching for ...

For this week’s Joy Beat, we’re heading to the Cape — diving straight into a story about how a group of retirees decided that their golden years would be spent not just enjoying the waters but saving ...

Looking for a way to cool off with the kids that avoids the chaos of a beach day on Cape Cod? While ocean beaches are certainly the most popular option for swimming on the Cape, the region also has ...