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06/02/2025

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06/02/2025

These students at Timberlane Middle School have agreed to share their experiences with bullying and racism — and how they’re fighting it at their school.

Timberlane Middle School is not alone when it comes to bullying and racism. But it has put students in charge of changing that.

06/01/2025

The geomagnetic storm, which is expected to last through late Monday, is being spurred on by an ongoing coronal mass ejection, which occurs when the sun spews large amounts of plasma and magnetic field out into space.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center says a severe geomagnetic storm is possible Sunday night.

06/01/2025

This week on Live from the Word Barn:

GoldenOak features siblings Lena and Zak Kendall with Mike Knowles on bass and Jackson Cromwell on the drums. They say their music is rooted in the natural landscape. The songs move like a stream, meandering and weaving. It’s folk-influenced for sure, but with elements of rock n' soul.

Catch NHPR's Live from the Word Barn on-air each Friday at 8 p.m. and again Sunday at 6 p.m.

GoldenOak features siblings Lena and Zak Kendall playing folk-influenced songs with deep lyrics and soaring harmonies about our changing environment — with hope and reverence.

06/01/2025

Many of us have skills we’ve learned and honed over the years that have helped us through our lives. Passing down that knowledge can prepare a future generation for life and keep traditions alive.

We asked, you answered.

06/01/2025

The case marks the first time oil companies have been sued over the death of a person in a "climate disaster," according to the Center for Climate Integrity, an advocacy group.

Julie Leon died of hyperthermia in Seattle on June 28, 2021 — the hottest day in the city's history. A lawsuit claims she was a victim of oil...

06/01/2025

At a recent visit to the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Joe Walsh became the first person living with Alzheimer's to get a nasal spray treatment, which is also being tested in people with diseases including multiple sclerosis, ALS and COVID-19.

Joe Walsh is the first Alzheimer's patient to be treated with an experimental nasal spray designed to reduce inflammation in the brain.

05/31/2025

This move from the federal government comes just after Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a pair of laws that would require local police departments in New Hampshire to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

The federal government has put more than 300 communities across the country on notice for what they call “obstructing the enforcement of federal...

05/31/2025

Turtles are on the move in New Hampshire this time of year, in search of nesting grounds. Something Wild's Dave Anderson talks with Drew Stevens and Dallas Huggins, founders and licensed wildlife rehabilitators with New Hampshire Turtle Rescue in Nottingham.

Turtles are at high risk when seeking out nesting grounds, because they may have to cross roads. New Hampshire Turtle Rescue is the only facility...

05/31/2025

WBUR reported and edited this story independently, at the request of the NHPR newsroom. No NHPR staff or leadership had oversight or reviewed the story before it was published.

Prosecutors say Eric Spofford paid a close friend $20,000 to vandalize the homes after NHPR published an investigation into his alleged sexual abuse and harassment.

05/30/2025

GoldenOak features siblings Lena and Zak Kendall with Mike Knowles on bass and Jackson Cromwell on the drums. They say their music is rooted in the natural landscape, with elements of folk, rock and soul.

GoldenOak features siblings Lena and Zak Kendall playing folk-influenced songs with deep lyrics and soaring harmonies about our changing...

05/30/2025

The Market Basket board of directors put CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on leave this week. This is bringing back memories for many Granite Staters of the 2014 Market Basket boycott that lasted six weeks, when employees and customers supported Demoulas in another power struggle at the company.

The Market Basket board of directors has put CEO Arthur T. Demoulas on administrative leave. Demoulas says his ousting is a hostile takeover from...