Nature & Science

In Vineyard Skies

Say Goodbye to Jupiter

Mark Alan Lovewell
The brightest planet in our evening sky is about to disappear, or for many of us, it is already gone. The brilliant planet Jupiter is getting so close to the western horizon after sunset you may miss it. Jupiter was a sentinel in our evening sky for...

erosion

climate change

News, Nature & Science
Ethan Genter

The National Weather Service reported winds up to 52 miles per hour at the airport.

All Outdoors
Suzan Bellincampi

I am still occasionally haunted by the remembrance of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 movie Poltergeist.

Bird News
Robert A. Culbert

Just about everyone knows a Canada goose by sight. Or so we think.

News, Nature & Science
Addison Antonoff

Kate Warner is scared. The rate at which climate change is occurring terrifies her, and as energy planner for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC...

In Vineyard Skies
Mark Alan Lovewell

Two evening planets are visible in the southwestern sky this coming week. We've been watching Jupiter through the winter and now in the early evening...

Community, Nature & Science
Thomas Humphrey

The purchase of an Edgartown dredge in the mid-1990s has proved to be a major money-saver for the town. This year, the Edgartown parks department...

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