BCC students discover rare osprey nest
Danielle Lemieux received the Falconer Award for academic excellence after discovering an osprey nest. Danielle Lemieux took photos of the birds, confirming it was an osprey nest. PITTSFIELD, …
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Rare whooping crane rescued in Wilmette has returned to Wisconsin
Wilmette, Illinois— One of North America’s rarest birds made an unexpected stop in Wilmette this week. A nearly one-year-old whooping crane migrating north to Wisconsin for the first time lost …
‘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 …
‘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 …
IceCube researchers discover a rare high-energy neutrino emitted by a powerful celestial body
About one trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. These relic neutrinos were created during the Big Bang and are found throughout the universe, but they can’t …
A flock of flamingos inspires hope. Are rare birds returning to the Everglades for good?
florida bay For the last century, flamingos in Florida were more likely to be spotted on T-shirts and cups in a souvenir shop than flapping around in the wild. [–> …
Evidence supports sequencing as first-line rare disease diagnostics
Recently published in nature Magazine genomic medicine, showing that short-read genome sequencing (GS) reduces the time needed to diagnose and treat pediatric patients who may have rare genetic diseases. This …
Same species, different sizes: rare evolutionary behavior of island bats
H. diadama.Photo credit: Tyrone Lively A University of Melbourne researcher has discovered that a rare evolutionary phenomenon occurred instantly and rapidly in bats living in the Solomon Islands. Dr. Tyrone …
NASA image shows how big Death Valley’s ‘rare’ lake will be this winter
Late last year, a rare lake known as Lake Manley began to form in the Badwater Basin area of Death Valley, California. Death Valley National Park usually averages about 2 …
Wildlife experts are surprised to find a small flock of rare geese endemic to Hawaii in a California woman’s yard
A Southern California woman was surprised to find a flock of four rare geese in her backyard. A wildlife expert told KCAL that the bird the woman found in her …