Plunging into shark-filled waters may sound like a nightmare, but for Chilmark summer residents Adam Geiger and Colette Beaudry, it’s just another day of work. The husband and wife film producing team's latest project, Sharks of the Shadowland, will premiere on Discovery’s Shark Week Friday night.

Cape Pogue resident Donald Greenstein has been finding lone star ticks on his property for years, but never in their current numbers. Island biologist and tick expert Richard Johnson surveyed the property and said he found 30 lone star ticks with 1,000 feet.

Members of the Lagoon Pond Association will gather this weekend to talk about critical issues facing the saltwater pond.

The summer night sky is filled with sparkling, shining and barely visible colorful stars.

There are several species nesting on the Vineyard whose abundance has not been documented this year.

Sea stars are known for their powerful arms that have a vascular system of tube feet, which can force open even the heartiest bivalve.