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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.

Mike Kennealy helped write the guidelines for the MBTA Communities Act. Now, as a candidate for governor, Kennealy says the state should use a light touch in enforcing those rules.

Researchers say they're seeing more of these colorful blobs growing on docks, but they're not the only invasive marine species that could be spreading along New England coasts. And climate change may be partly to blame.

UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences appointed by Pope Francis. He joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share his thoughts on the late Pope's legacy.

Boston College theology professor Tom Groome joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the late pope's ties to Boston.

Sen. Ed Markey joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the life of Pope Francis. He died Monday at the age of 88.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss is a Harvard University alumnus who has criticized the school in the past for its approach to protests over the war in Gaza. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the Trump administration's stripping of billions of dollars in federal funding from the school.

On a beautiful day for runners and spectators alike, 30,000 athletes traveled along the historic 26.2-mile race route from Hopkinton to Boston. Familiar names Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni won their respective wheelchair divisions, and new victors took the prize for the men's and women's professional races.

The 129th Boston marathon will be held Monday. Over the weekend, runners were flocking into the city ahead of the race. WBUR's marathon reporter Alex Ashlock joined us for a preview.

The Boston Celtics are hoping to clinch another NBA Championship and raise banner 19 at the Garden.

Commemorations marking the 250th anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolution were held Saturday in Lexington and Concord.