Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime ...

If you crave the solitude of an undeveloped stretch of coast to beachcomb, birdwatch, and sunbathe, check out America's best national seashores.

Early ocean encounters can spark a lasting sense of wonder – and a deeper recognition – to help reframe ocean conservation as not just a coastal issue, but a continental one.

Chatham: On Friday, a white shark was spotted about 30 feet off North Beach Island, traveling south. The next morning, an ...

Each year, the National Park Service schedules free admission days to its parks. That includes the six beaches of the Cape Cod National Seashore: Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, ...

Cape Cod lobstermen are trying to fend off state and federal regulations that they say could put them out of business in an effort that an attorney describes as a “misguided push for uniformity ...

Occupancy in Cape Cod hotels was down last summer and could fall further this summer with fewer international tourists and tighter domestic spending.

Why are almost all of Cape Cod's hydrangeas blue? Who is working on a variety that braves the cold and blooms repeatedly? Annual festival has answers.

A Massachusetts state lawmaker has been missing in action and out of contact since being federally indicted on fraud charges in April, prompting his entire district to call for his resignation.

Starting Point newsletter At what point is Cape Cod just not worth the miserable traffic? Billy Baker spent a sublime four days in Chatham and on Nantucket with lovely weather.