A polar bear destroyed almost an entire seabird colony in Alaska; scientists say changing food habits may explain why

A polar bear destroyed almost an entire seabird colony in Alaska; scientists say changing food habits may explain why | World News

Female polar bear near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska. Image Credit: Alan Wilson/Wikipedia A single polar bear destroyed 89% of an entire ‘eider bird colony’ on an Alaskan barrier island in less than a day, giving scientists a striking example of how a changing Arctic is altering relationships between predators and seabirds. The incident, recorded on…

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In 2004, US soldiers hid a time capsule inside a barracks wall before deploying to Iraq and 19 years later contractors found it during renovations

In 2004, US soldiers hid a time capsule inside a barracks wall before deploying to Iraq and 19 years later contractors found it during renovations | World News

Items placed in a time capsule by the Kentucky National Guard’s 617th Military Police Company in November 2004 are shown March 13, 2023, at Fort McCoy. Image Credit: Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office A forgotten US Army time capsule discovered in late 2022 has now finally gone on public display. It was left inside a…

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In 1953, a California family bought a 58-acre berry farm for $3,500; decades later they reportedly refused a $90 million offer from Disney and kept farming beside Disneyland

In 1953, a California family bought a 58-acre berry farm for $3,500; decades later they reportedly refused a $90 million offer from Disney and kept farming beside Disneyland

The Fujishiges watched the area around their farm change as Disneyland took shape nearby. For decades, a small family farm stood next to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. While the theme park expanded around it, the Fujishige family continued to grow strawberries, vegetables and herbs on their land.The farm had become an unusual sight in an…

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Oklahoma woman finds missing dog 1,100 miles away in North Carolina after nearly two weeks, and no one knows how he got there

Oklahoma woman finds missing dog 1,100 miles away in North Carolina after nearly two weeks, and no one knows how he got there | World News

An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her missing dog after he was found about 1,100 miles away in North Carolina, leaving his owner and local animal services with a mystery over how he travelled so far. Melissa Burris, who lives near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma, said her 10-year-old Australian shepherd, Rio, disappeared from home…

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Meet Meghana Addanki, the 17-year-old New Jersey student who turned eggshells and cotton into a tiny generator that harvests energy from movement

Meet Meghana Addanki, the 17-year-old New Jersey student who turned eggshells and cotton into a tiny generator that harvests energy from movement | World News

At 17, Meghana Addanki was looking at two materials that would rarely be associated with electricity: eggshell membrane and cotton. The New Jersey high school student used both in an experiment designed to turn ordinary movement into usable electrical energy, developing a small hybrid generator with the help of zinc oxide. Her project brought together…

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In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million

In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million

Charles and Willa Bruce on their wedding day (Left) and Margie Johnson and John Pettigrew in Manhattan Beach in 1927 (Right) A prime piece of Southern California oceanfront property taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago was formally returned to their descendants and then sold back to Los Angeles County for…

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Meet Archishman Dey, the Ohio eighth-grader who tested an air fryer, candle, humidifier, gas and incense; incense produced the most fine-particle pollution

Meet Archishman Dey, the Ohio eighth-grader who tested an air fryer, candle, humidifier, gas and incense; incense produced the most fine-particle pollution

Ohio eighth-grader Archishman Dey’s experiment reveals incense produced the highest PM2.5 pollution among five household sources. (Photo: Society for Science) An eighth-grader from Solon, Ohio, is drawing attention to an often-overlooked source of air pollution – the air inside our homes. Archishman Dey, a student at Solon Middle School, conducted a science project examining how…

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In 1999, a Texas couple bought 828 acres and discovered endangered whooping cranes, then protected 817 acres for the birds

In 1999, a Texas couple bought 828 acres and discovered endangered whooping cranes, then protected 817 acres for the birds | World News

In 1999, Al and Diane Johnson thought they had finally found the place where they could build a home and settle down. They had bought 828 acres on Texas’ Lamar Peninsula, a broad stretch of marsh, grassland and live oak woodland near Rockport. Then they noticed two very large birds walking across their newly acquired…

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In 1951, a New Jersey couple bought 185-acres of land as a summer retreat after which an injured owl turned their property into a wildlife refuge

In 1951, a New Jersey couple bought 185 acres as a summer retreat after which an injured owl turned their property into a wildlife refuge | World News

Jim and Betty Woodford. Image Credit: Cedar Run Wildlife refuge In 1951, Jim and Betty Woodford bought 185 acres in what was then the largely undeveloped Medford Township, New Jersey, hoping to create a summer retreat. But the land became the foundation for a lifelong commitment to wildlife. According to the Cedar Run website, the…

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In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation | World News

Representative Image of a 150-acre Vermont landscape where a historic dairy farm has become a thriving nature preserve (AI-generated image) In 1944, Christine Hires, a member of the family behind Hires Root Beer, was vacationing in Vermont when she fell in love with the landscape and decided to buy a 150-acre dairy farm in what…

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