Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) is a songbird that breeds in New England mountaintop forests threatened by climate change. Research forthcoming in The Condor: Ornithological Applications shows that this threat could ...
Plants & Animals
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Vultures are poor flappers and need to soar in order to fly, relying on updrafts to gain altitude. Spend enough time watching vultures, though, and you'll notice them wobbling at low altitudes as well as circling high in ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2015
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Fears of terrorism are once again trumping talk of civil liberties.
Security
Dec 23, 2015
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Naquela Wright's life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager, but even when her world became immersed in darkness, the New Jersey resident didn't want to quit social media.
Internet
Dec 23, 2015
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Jeff Vicory and his girlfriend, Lindsey Goodrich, moved to Seattle two summers ago from Lewiston, Idaho, for a taste of city life.
Business
Dec 23, 2015
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Wearables. Perhaps you've heard of the term. It refers to personal technology gadgets designed to be worn on your body.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 23, 2015
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Jesse Rapczak left his job helping design the HoloLens headset, one of the most ambitious Microsoft projects in decades, to chase a simple premise: Nobody has made a great dinosaur video game.
Business
Dec 23, 2015
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While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2015
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A group of enthusiasts who want to bring giant pandas to Washington state say they are encouraged by a favorable response from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2015
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Seen from the air, the peninsula that is home to the mid-Norway town of Ørland and the nation's Main Air Station, looks like the head of a seahorse with its nose pointed south.
Archaeology
Dec 23, 2015
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