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Excitement grows as puffins return to the Isles for the summer breeding season.
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (574+ words) Excitement is growing as Shetland's puffins are beginning to return to the Isles, marking the start of the summer breeding season. After spending the winter months at sea, migrating from August through to March or April, these "quirky and distinctive…...
Sussex residents worry 'the lack of early morning roadkill' could mean less wildlife
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (554+ words) Sussex residents have reported seeing a significant drop in roadkill, which has sparked fresh concerns about the dramatic decline of wildlife. People across Sussex have taken to social media to voice fears over fewer dead animals on roadsides signifying that…...
The Butterfly That Chose to Stay: Scientific Evidence and a Citizen's Call from Quintana Roo
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (491+ words) For years, we were taught that the monarch butterfly was a tireless traveler crossing thousands of kilometers to reach the forests of Michoac'n. That story remains true, but today something is happening that completely changes how we understand this species:…...
Drought Takes Heavy Toll On Bumblebees
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (525+ words) Drought significantly reduces the reproductive success of bumblebee colonies. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team at the University of W'rzburg. This also has consequences for plant pollination. "Our work is the first study to…...
Songs of a grocery store checker and the white-throated sparrow
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (236+ words) Heather Hopp-Bruce is director of visual strategy for Globe Opinion. A version of this essay first appeared on her Substack, Hoppyard. In the early 2000s, a single white-throated sparrow in British Columbia made up a new song. After umpteen years of…...
World's smallest wild cat that can fit into palm of the hand photographed in India
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (347+ words) The tiny feline, small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand, was captured on a camera trap, marking the first-ever visual record of the species in the reserve. The image was recorded during a large-scale camera trap…...
Great Parks offering viewing of bald eagle eaglets, nest
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (173+ words) CINCINNATI "Bald eagles have returned to Ohio and have been spotted nesting across the state, including in Winton Woods. Great Parks is offering the chance to get a close-up view of a pair of bald eagles who have nested over…...
Nerd Nite DC: Fossil Humor, AI "Humor, and Baby Kittens
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (515+ words) 1940 9th St NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 Cue it up: Three experts. Dozens of cheeky slides. A bar full of former gifted kids gone feral who love special interest deep dives. This is Nerd Nite DC. Nerd Nite DC has been DC's…...
Dolphins show off at annual talent show
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (169+ words) By jward@tctimes. com | on April 15, 2026 Leo Gutierrez plays drums as a part of Lunar Static. The students from Springfield Plains Elementary showed off their talents during The Dolphin Show at Clarkston Junior High School, April 8. The night included over…...
The glossy ibis: A walking rainbow of color
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (148+ words) The Coastland Times The glossy ibis: A walking rainbow of color The sun makes their wings shimmer. Glossy ibises at first appear to be long-legged, dark wading birds, but they are actually a walking rainbow of colors, including deep maroon,…...