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How do our medications affect our waste water?
A lot of us flush or toss our old medication without much thought, but the side effects of that habit can show up in our water. Good news: we can all help fix it for free.
High Wind, Heavy Rain Fri – Mon: Flooding possible near south coast
High Wind Warning in effect from September 25, 08:00 AM EDT until September 27, 08:00 AM EDT Coastal Flood Advisory in effect from September 25, 05:00 PM EDT until September 27, 08:00 PM EDT Storm Warning in effect from September 25, 02:00 AM EDT until September 26, 08:00 PM EDT…
What is Plug-in Solar?
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.
New procedure for evaluating people with IBD meets with their approval
Intestinal ultrasound is non-invasive, avoiding colonoscopy or imaging PROVIDENCE –– A non-invasive procedure for evaluating people with inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, is now being used on children and adults served by Brown University Health. Brown is the first and only…
Are offshore wind turbines helping New England’s crab population?
Researcher Emmanuel Oyewole explains to Possibly that offshore wind turbines appear to be providing new ecosystems for Jonah crabs.
What’s happening to the world’s glaciers?
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 what we can do about it.
What Makes Something ‘Better’ for the Environment?
Environmental decisions aren't always straight forward. Like, is it worth cutting down a forest to build a solar farm? This week on Possibly we take a look.
Autumnal Equinox: September 2026
The summer brought us fire and flood across the land. The summer also hailed the famous Barbault Basket: the three biggies, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto in close alignment, an alignment that is extremely rare. Andre Barbault, a French astrologer, claimed it heralded a new era, the…
Lunar Notes: September 2026
Aries: Being on top of the latest and the greatest keeps you ahead of the pack. Technology and innovation add to your leading edge. You have a pioneering gene that pushes you into that lead position. The New Moon gets you on the right track. You pay attention to the details, and…
COMPUTERS 2 HUMANS 1: My Wondrous Sky
There I was, alone, lying on my side, basking in sunlight, amid the chaos of a busy city street, minding my own business. In my peripheral vision I could make out the wavering, jumbled festoonery of mankind passing by, back and forth, sometimes repeatedly, sometimes quickly,…
A Hike in Lincoln Woods
Orville Becker looked again at his map of Lincoln Woods State Park. He’d hiked through the natural rock formations of Druid Circle, stopping to gaze at the Pedestal and Split Rock boulders, before continuing toward Quinsicket Pond, which lay to the northwest, where he planned to…