With the arrival of spring, we look forward to the return of hundreds of species of migratory songbirds from their wintering grounds.
Birds Wearing Backpacks Trace a Path to Conservation
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The trees are out to get you this allergy season
Goodbye, winter. Hello spring. Hello sunshine, blossoms, birdsong, … pollen, itchy eyes, runny nose …
Six Years of Exercise -- or Lack of It -- May Be Enough to Change Heart Failure Risk
By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that increasing physical activity to recommended levels over as few as six years in middle age is associated with a significantly decreased risk of heart failure, a condition that affects an estimated 5 million to 6 million Americans.
Tiny Satellite's First Global Map of Ice Clouds
Looking at Earth from the International Space Station, astronauts see big, white clouds spreading across the planet. They cannot distinguish a gray rain cloud from a puffy white cloud. While satellites can see through many clouds and estimate the liquid precipitation they hold, they can’t see the smaller ice particles that create enormous rain clouds.
Wildfires May Cause Long-Term Health Problems for Endangered Orangutans
Orangutans, already critically endangered due to habitat loss from logging and large-scale farming, may face another threat in the form of smoke from natural and human-caused fires, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study finds.
Antarctic Seals Can Help Predict Ice Sheet Melt
Two species of seal found in Antarctic seas are helping scientists collect data about the temperature and salinity of waters around vulnerable ice sheets in West Antarctica.
