The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is proposing a new national wildlife refuge in the Northeast. The refuge would include parts of Rhode Island and…
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At Maximum Security Prison, Gardening Gives Inmates A Chance To Grow
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and like most of us, the men at the maximum-security prison in Cranston will sit down to a Thanksgiving meal. Their turkey and…
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Rhode Island Researchers Get $2M For Tick Study
A tick researcher at the University of Rhode Island will use $2 million in federal grant funding to study tick repellent clothing. Professor Tom Mather…
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Capturing A River’s Energy With Wings
Humans have been harnessing energy from rivers for thousands of years. Think water wheels from Ancient Greece and modern hydropower plants, like the…
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Monarch Migration Drives Insects To Rhode Island Coast
Monarch butterflies have made their way into Rhode Island, as they migrate south. These orange and black insects have migrated to the coast to gather…
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Students, Residents At Odds Over Providence Housing Proposal
The Providence City Council holds a final vote next week on an ordinance that could significantly affect student housing. In a city that’s home to half…
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Rhode Island In The Midst Of Dangerous Tick Season
Rhode Island is in the midst of the most dangerous tick-season of the year. University of Rhode Island researchers say there are more of the insects…
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Rhode Island Scientists Receive $500K To Study Dying Bat Populations
Rhode Island researchers have received $500,000 in federal grant money to investigate a fungus that’s killing native bats. The mysterious illness has…
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Lawmakers Name Official State Insect
The bill to make the American burying beetle the official state insect heads to the governor’s desk. This was the result of steady lobbying by third…
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Free Bird Walks Underway With RI’s Audubon Society
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is leading free daily birds walks this month, during the height of spring migration, all over the state from North…
