The Point

The winner will have the most observations and species entered online during a two-week timeframe.

This month, our reporters revisit the topics in our series from 20 years ago about poverty in our region.

Mark Faherty, science coordinator at Mass Audubon Cape Cod, joins host Amy Vince to talk birds and the natural world.

A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

A project that records stories about the small, true things in the lives of students.

We discuss the weather and climate patterns contributing to the lack of rainfall and what a prolonged drought means for wildfire risk.

Cycling has changed from the days of ten-speeds and beach cruisers with the explosion of e-bikes, and other motorized two-wheeled vehicles.

James Sulzer's newest novel.

Janet Uhlar argues that without Dr. Joseph Warren’s pivotal contributions, American history would be profoundly different.

The new weekend program that brings stories from across the Commonwealth to our airwaves.

We talk to an expert about the vivid and spontaneous images, stories, and memories we lapse into while listening to music.

A review of the top local and regional news of the week

There’s a lot to do on the Cape and Islands, especially in the summer months. Even if you’ve lived here for years or been coming here for decades, there are probably museums, events, and organizations you may not know of, at least not yet.

This month, we celebrate America’s 250th birthday as our book show theme.

Even as we search for the existence of life on other plantes, we continue to learn about life on our own planet.

Meera Subramanian's most recent project is the graphic book titled A Better World is Possible, Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis.

Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program.

A review of the top local and regional news of the week

How words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society.

Cooking with oily fish is tricky. But when you get it right, it’s so good.

The importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them.

Mark talks about how spring storms tend to bring migrating birds to our shores, including a migration fallout event documented in Provincetown on May 30.

A roundup of local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

As we welcome June, Roberta will talk about what’s blooming now and how to assess your flower garden to keep blooms going all season.

The Alzheimer’s Family Support Center is designed to get individuals and caregivers the help and support they need.

Eleven surviving crewmen faced the miseries of shipwreck and the uncertainty of contact with the Indigenous people of the Micronesian archipelago of Palau.

A roundup of this week's local news headlines with our region's leading journalists.

The amazing success story of these birds and what might threaten their numbers in the future.

Peter Abrahams and Jill Erickson talk about volumes of poetry, novels that feature poetry, and biographies featuring poets.

Peter Abrahams and Jill Erickson talk about volumes of poetry, novels that feature poetry, and biographies featuring poets.

Foster parents report that the experience is challenging and rewarding.

This week's regional news headlines with our region's leading journalists.

The summer season is ramping up with ample opportunities to engage with the arts, including live theater.

Our panel of behavioral health experts talk about how unconscious fears, childhood experiences, jealousy, envy, grief, and denial shape our relationships.

Memorial Day is coming up: the time we think about putting out the more tender plants like tomatoes and basil.

A review of the top local headlines of the week with our region's leading jouralists.

Carla Kaplan has written a new biography of Jessica Mitford, a British aristocrat who became an American communist and advocate for social justice.

After a decade as general manager, Robert Davis stepped down and was replaced in January of this year by Alex Kryska.

Bird song continues to increase as we enter peak spring migration.

A roundup of local news headlines with the region's leading journalists.

We talk with David Grady about his new book.

Alyssa Wang has joined Cape Symphony as the new music director.

A good book can take us to another time or place.

We talk with Heather Goldstone about her new podcast Not A Climate Scientist

Amy Vince is joined by horticulturist and entomologist Roberta Clark to talk all things garden.

Tackling uncertainty

Ospreys and piping plovers are back and starting to nest.

The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

Youth sports have undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and the changes aren’t always proving beneficial to kids’ mental or physical health.

The top news headlines of the week with our region's leading journalists.