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Photos: New bison and their calves roam the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (243+ words) Four adult bison, also known as cows, were introduced to the field adjacent to the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead near Mc Causland, Iowa. Three female bison have had their calves this past week, with another on the way. The bison…...
Rock Island and Augustana College to host public meeting on future study of wetlands
2+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Claire Ransom, coordinator of the WMO's State of the Global Climate 2025 report. Ransom warns that the planet is not only warming, but entering a state of energy imbalance. Driven by record concentrations of greenhouse…...
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
3+ week, 6+ day ago (117+ words) SAN DIEGO " Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. Eelgrass sways in the current in San Diego's Mission Bay, Dec. 2. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab in…...
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. WASHINGTON " The warming world has disrupted the…...
Birdies for Charity raises record $16. 9 million during 2025 John Deere Classic
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (204+ words) The John Deere Pavilion was packed with local nonprofit leaders Thursday morning to learn how much money Birdies for Charity raised this year. Birdies raised a record-breaking $16. 9 million throughout. .. Javascript is required to use this website. Micaela Booth, director of…...