Climate change can have direct consequences on people's health, and better understanding of that link could drive future environmental policies. Dr. Mary Rice, new director of Harvard's Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, joins us to discuss.

Al Rose, co-owner of Red Apple Farm, and Jon Clements, an educator with UMass, talk about this year's apple season and how they're thinking about climate change's impact on future crops.

WBUR's Radio Boston spoke to Cognoscenti contributor and lifelong Red Sox fan Harry Breault about why retiring broadcaster Joe Castiglione has become such an icon.

WBUR's Radio Boston spoke to senior education reporter Carrie Jung about her latest report on how higher education administrators updated protest rules students returned to campus.

An estimated 35.77 million birds have flown over the region in migration season so far, and multiple species make up the migration. Here's what to look for during fall migration.

Experts say climate change is increasing the risk of a “double disaster” -- a large-scale chemical spill caused by extreme weather. WBUR's senior investigative reporter Patrick Madden took a closer look at this risk in New Bedford.

Giant pumpkin grower Steve Connolly joins Radio Boston to discuss how he grows the massive produce and what he's learned along the way.

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center remains in lockdown after five correction officers were injured in an attack by inmates last week. WBUR senior correspondent Deborah Becker has been reporting on safety issues at the prison for years and joins to discuss.

The fallout continues following the death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia earlier this month. He was a Massachusetts State Police recruit who died after a training exercise. The Boston Globe's Sean Cotter has been following the case and joins WBUR's Radio Boston to discuss.

Lisa Kashinsky, national political reporter for Politico, joins Radio Boston to explain why scandals in the North Carolina governor's race may spell an influx of cash for GOP contenders in New Hampshire.