Advocates of plug-in solar say it’s an easy and cheap way to transition to renewable energy and reduce electricity costs. This week we see if they live up to the hype.

Researcher Emmanuel Oyewole explains to Possibly that offshore wind turbines appear to be providing new ecosystems for Jonah crabs.

Experts say the devastating floods in Nepal at the end of August were caused in part by melting glaciers. On this episode from 2023, the Possibly team looks into why these glaciers are melting, and ...

The hearing official in charge of the New Bedford Board of Health meeting quieted the crowd several times on Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Paul C. Kelly Campos/The Public’s Radio Throughout the hearing some ...

"Scandalous Conduct, a Fairy Extravaganza" is musical documentary of the Newport Navy Sex Scandal of 1919. It takes the shape of a three-channel video installation on display at the Great Meeting ...

Once per decade, the city planners and lawmakers in Providence get a chance to rewrite the plan that guides how neighborhoods are shaped, efforts to control housing costs, and where commercial real ...

Back in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s in Providence, Leo’s bar and restaurant was an institution and a pioneer in the city’s Jewelry District, known for its support of local artists, and its eclectic ...

Late last year, Brown University transferred some 255 acres of land it owned in Bristol to a trust associated with the Pokanoket Tribe. That came after a separate land trust associated with another ...

Brown University history professor Mack Scott grew up Indigenous in Rhode Island. He moved to the Narragansett reservation in Charlestown in middle school, where he was steeped in his culture. But ...

The decline is especially notable with young listeners who are part of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. (Fiordaliso/Getty Images | Moment RF) Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, ...

Helena DaSilva Hughes, president of the Immigrants’ Assistance Center, said she’s been talking with Portuguese officials in the Azores to understand what families will need in order to “self-deport.” ...