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On warm, rainy spring New England evenings, a huge migration is taking place; Millions of frogs, toads and salamanders wiggling out of hibernation and into the world to create new life. But human inventions, like cars, and climate change have made their lives more treacherous.

As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help.

A bill to restrict or ban student access to some books puts New Hampshire smack in the middle of a major battle in America's culture wars.

Sports reporter Khari Thompson joins WBUR's Morning Edition to break down the quirky — but high-stakes — situation for the Patriots in the NFL draft.

If you’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in New England, you’ve likely crossed paths with, and probably stepped on, lichens. This mysterious indicator species plays an important role at the bottom of the food chain. It also serves as habitat for other microorganisms.

On April 23, 1965, Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial imbalances in Boston.

Scott Harshbargar, former state attorney general,  joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how extraordinary this moment is for the legal profession.

Lawmakers said Öztürk, of Tufts University, and Khalil, of Columbia University, appeared to be in decent health, but they are wracked with fear. The delegation expressed outrage that students are being held for voicing their views, and accused the Trump administration of violating their constitutional rights.

Phil Eng, General Manager of the MBTA, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what tariffs and Trump's reshaping of the federal government mean for the T.

Nikolas Bowie, a Harvard Law School professor, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss Harvard's lawsuit against the Trump administration.