What is the highest height a bird can fly?
There are many impressive things about birds. Some fly for miles without ever flapping their wings; some live for more than half a century; some are real rainbows. But when …
Increase in bear sightings at San Bernardino campground sparks alarm
An increase in bear sightings at a San Bernardino County campground has prompted park officials to issue an alert warning visitors to stay alert. “We have about 140 campgrounds, plus …
Enhanced storage technology: multiferroic nanodots for low-power magnetic storage
BFCO 60 nm nanodots have a single domain structure and are promising for use in high-density and low-power non-volatile magnetic storage devices.Image source: Tokyo Institute of Technology Traditional storage devices …
Neutron stars may be capturing primordial black holes
The core of the Milky Way has a missing pulsar problem. Astronomers have been trying to explain this for years. One of the more interesting ideas comes from a group …
Study finds traffic noise stunts growth of baby birds
Research has found that traffic noise pollution stunts the growth of baby birds, even inside the eggs. Research has found that exposure of unhatched birds and young birds to urban …
‘Super rare’ bird discovered at Oregon’s Hug Point, first in U.S. history
Portland, Oregon.coyne) Birdwatchers cheered after an extremely rare bird sighting occurred April 21 at Hug Point State Recreation Area. Vancouver resident Michael Sanchez told KOIN 6 News he was photographing …
Expanding ozone hole in Antarctica raises concerns about breeding penguins, seals
Over the past 25 years, the ozone hole that forms over Antarctica each spring has begun to shrink. But while the hole has shrunk over the past four years, it …
More species of sharks visit Hilton Head than you might think.Here’s how many there are and what you need to know
Did you know that the waters around Beaufort County are home to several species of sharks? Although species and their populations change throughout the year, some are almost always nearby …
Wildlife on a Maine Pond: New Series of Nature Photography Journals
Ever since I started taking photos, I have loved photographing loons. They’ve given me countless hours of joy behind the lens, taught me lessons about photography and ecology, and helped …
Study demonstrates new mechanism for order formation in quantum systems
Schematic representation of activity-induced ferromagnetism in quantum active materials. Here, moving atoms with spin exhibit ferromagnetic order (i.e., line up in one direction), like the flock of birds described above. …