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Are fireflies lights flickering out? What experts say
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (382+ words) If ants seem to appear out of nowhere every summer, youâre not imagining it. Experts say hot weather actually makes ants more active. As entomologist Tracy Ellis explains, âants are cold-blooded, so their body temperature and metabolism rise…...
Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternatives
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) The initial burst of sunshine and warmer temperatures may be a welcome sight, but more often than not, it is a false dawn. When spring-like temperatures arrive earlier than usual, they are typically followed by wintery conditions, hence the term…...
What if just 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (127+ words) Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday regarding the government declaration on climate change and energy, as the administration announced he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding. Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too…...
Omaha wildlife expert drives 3,300 miles to make sure rare migratory visitors get home
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (127+ words) Animals at Brookfield Zoo Chicago got a taste of winter as the city saw its first snowfall of the season. Flurries fell on Sunday across parts of the Chicago area. This is a story of one tiny bird, a bat…...
Give caterpillars a 'soft landing' under your trees. The ecosystem will thank you
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (122+ words) If you're like most well-intentioned gardeners, you might give a lot of thought to planting the "right" plants to nourish pollinators and other wildlife, with nectar, pollen, seeds and fruit. But have you given much thought to those animals' habitat?...
Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (603+ words) An adorable, furry baby Hoffman's two-toed sloth has made its debut at a zoo in Florida. Zookeepers at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society have been monitoring the baby sloth and its mother, Wilbur, since witnessing the birth early in…...
Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week contest
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (472+ words) After years of coming in second place, 32 Chunk has finally been crowned the champion of Fat Bear Week. Mike Fitz, resident naturalist with Explore.org, recapped the competition. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept…...
Across the US, cities combine art, shade and education to help people beat the heat
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1517+ words) New research from non-profit group Climate Central shows that due to climate change Canadians are facing more 'risky heat' days, which the group's analysis defines as when it’s hotter than 90 per cent of local temperatures between 1991 and 2020. LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE,…...
Heard of Salina Sea or East Omaha Lake? Carter Lake — the lake, not the city — had many names
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1779+ words) An ice gorge gave us Salina Sea. Never heard of it? How about Cut-Off Lake? East Omaha Lake? Lake Nakoma (or Nakomis)? Those were the earliest names for Carter Lake — the oxbow body of water that Omaha visitors leaving Eppley…...