Eagles are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds (EERE - Office of Energy...
(Source: EERE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) A bald eagle named Spirit and a golden eagle named Nova are helping researchers make wind energy safer for birds. The National...
View ArticleProject Runway is looking for designers
There are a designers that sew and their are designers who sew but specialize in knitwear. Here is a chance to expand your audience with a once in a...
View ArticleEagles are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds (US Department of Energy)
(Source: US Department of Energy) A bald eagle named Spirit and a golden eagle named Nova are helping researchers make wind energy safer for birds. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), one...
View ArticleCouncillors welcome airport runway update
An airport company presentation showing big increases in international passenger numbers through Wellington Airport adds compelling weight to the rationale for an extension of the airport runway....
View ArticleStorks are eating trash year-round instead of migrating
Most people like to think of storks as wholesome symbols of purity, delivering tidily wrapped babies like Amazon packages and giving parents an excuse not to tell their kids the real — and horrifying —...
View ArticleHead to Mount Trashmore with your camera
Just outside the Town Center area of Virginia Beach sits Mount Trashmore, a former landfill re-purposed into a 105 acre community park. It's rolling hills, lakes and wildlife make it an...
View Article'I wasn't contributing anything to saving our beautiful planet': from...
No longer happy working in media and advertising, Mea Trenor gave it all up to go back to school for zoology. Now she’s racing to save an endangered frog from extinction – if only she can find it...
View ArticleShorebirds Ignore Aircraft, But Pay Attention to People, Off-road Vehicles...
(Source: North Carolina State University) American Oystercatcher, feeding a hungry chick. Photo credit: USFWS. Editor's Note: A version of this post first appeared at USGS.gov. The original piece was...
View ArticleMake way for swans! Hamburg's landmarks swim back home
Make way for the swans! About 120 swans in Hamburg were brought back to the city's Alster Lake...
View ArticleL.A. Zoo wants mountain lion to remain a neighbor despite koala death
The Los Angeles Zoo is taking steps to protect its animals from a mountain lion suspected of killing a koala last week but does not want the predator relocated or euthanized, zoo officials said...
View ArticleBonta's research on fire-spreading bird getting worldwide attention (Penn...
(Source: Penn State Altoona) Research on birds that spread fire, conducted by Mark Bonta, assistant professor of earth sciences, is gaining some attention across the globe. The research is guided by...
View ArticleFemale Pandas Play The Field In Search Of Mates
They’re renowned for eschewing mating for all but a few days of the year, but it seems that the courting behavior of wild giant pandas is just one more oddity to add to a long list of strange things...
View ArticleWild Babies Need Trees -- Maybe Even Yours!
WildCare's Wildlife Hospital treats nearly 4,000 ill, injured and orphaned wild animal patients from over 200 species every year. This is the story of one group of orphaned babies. Spring's wildlife...
View ArticleHong Kong activists lose legal bid to challenge HK$141.5 billion third...
Two activists and a university student challenging the controversial proposed HK$141.5 billion third airport runway at Hong Kong International Airport failed to meet the minimum requirements to mount...
View ArticleHOLY KALEIDOSCOPE! WCS Scientists Tally Boatloads of Butterflies (Wildlife...
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) **NEWS FROM WCS** CONTACT: STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org JOHN DELANEY: (1-718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org) HOLY KALEIDOSCOPE! Scientists...
View ArticleBomb threat on Kathmandu and Bhubaneswar bound flights at Delhi airport, all...
--> A bomb scare on two flights at Delhi airport on Wednesday has sent the Airport authority and security agencies in a tizzy. The...
View Article7 tips for eating clean while travelling
View gallery. [] Going away on a trip for spring break? Just because you’ll be away, it doesn’t mean you have to surrender to less-nutritious choices than you would if you were in your own kitchen....
View ArticleLong Island Employers Get First-hand Look At New York National Guard Aviators...
(Source: New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs) RONKONKOMA, NY (03/09/2016)(readMedia)-- Long Island employers will get a first-hand look at Long Island Army National Guard Soldiers...
View ArticleHigh-tech bird watching for shapeshifting airplane wings (University of...
(Source: University of Michigan) This model of an airplane wing changes its shape using materials that react to electrical current. Credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications &...
View ArticleLong Island Employers Get First-hand Look At New York National Guard Aviators...
(Source: New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs) RONKONKOMA, NY (03/09/2016)(readMedia)-- Long Island employers will get a first-hand look at Long Island Army National Guard Soldiers...
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