On Monday night the gibbous moon appears near the bright planet Jupiter. They are in the zodiacal constellation Gemini. You'll see the two high in the eastern sky after sunset.

Chilmark will go to the state’s highest court to block a group of riparian owners from using herbicideson Squibnocket Pond.

The stretch weeks between December 1933 and February 1934 caused remarkable things to happen on the waters around Martha’s Vineyard. Everything froze, from Woods Hole to Cape Pogue.

Scientists from Brown University and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole found that pictures of forests do not directly correspond to peak levels of chlorophyll in leaves.

Vocalizations are starting up on land and although it may not feel like it, spring is almost here.

The roots of my obsession (and affection) include turnips, parsnips and rutabagas. These ground-growing goodies will provide the last of the local harvest, leaving me with a long wait for the Island’s spring greens and a few months of well-traveled, grocery-bought vegetables.