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At least one, and likely both, of the humpback whales that recently washed ashore along Monterey Bay succumbed to a neurotoxin caused by harmful algal blooms. And, fungi in the Mojave Desert may be key to the recovery of Joshua trees after a 2020 fire.
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New Canon Theatre Company is staging their 1968 version of "Romeo and Juliet" at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel.
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- Bedrooms frozen in time: Carmel filmmaker discusses Oscar-winning documentary
- WATCH: Local art students celebrate their work on display at Salinas Valley Health
- Japanese American women artists are at the heart of "Pictures of Belonging."
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