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Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a five-part in-depth series of Fraught Forests from the Carolina Public Press, which examines climate change challenges for mountain forests in western North Carolina. In the late fall afternoon, particularly during the mating season known as “estrus,” members of a herd of Manitoban elk in the Great …
Photo: Angel Belcher, a Center Hill High School teacher, poses with a rabbit in her farmyard on the school’s campus. (Bob Bakken/Desoto County News) Center Hill High School is growing…literally, thanks to Angel Pilcher and her garden/farm farm. Belcher has worked as a teacher at DeSoto County School for 16 years, eight of which have …
This is so clever! A squirrel dodges a hungry hawk by hiding in the arch of a car’s tire An intelligent squirrel hiding from a hawk in a red Ford wheel arch in Pennsylvania, USA A bird sat inches away on the roof of the car while the squirrel waited for 30 minutes The Great …
A scientific adviser to the UK government’s Environmental Department has said genetic modification could dramatically increase global food security and reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the next decade. Professor Gideon Henderson, speaking before a bill on genetic technologies was presented to the House of Lords on Wednesday, said the legislation aimed to …
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Eva relaxing in a pool in 2020. Many dog owners will do almost anything for their pets, expecting only cuddles and foolish looks in return. But earlier this week, a dog nearly gave up her life to save her owner from a rare mountain lion attack on a hiking trail in remote Northern California. Erin …
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Illustration: by Simon Noronha Five years after I moved to New York to become a writer – only to accumulate a mountain of debt – I got a job as a personal assistant to a billionaire and his family. It was then that I learned the true power of these three magic words: “I am …
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BUYUGERI, Uganda – Ella Nankuma remembers when, five years ago, a man from her village picked up a stone in the street and threw it at her black cat while lounging on Nankuma’s balcony. The man missed it with a hair, and the cat ran to safety. Furious, then-teenage Nankuma confronts the man, who asks …
The Swedish government has said it aims to carry out a massive culling of wolves this year, which could cut the current animal population of about 400 by up to half in a move that could violate European Union directives. “We see that the wolf population is increasing every year, and with this culling we …
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In celebration of National Preservation Month in May, PCSB Bank Somers has contributed to the local conservation efforts of the Somers Historical Society by purchasing a limited edition The Elephant Hotel, pictured here with artist work Susan Solomon, a locally renowned folk artist of Somers, and Christopher Bomeaux, Assistant Vice President and Director of PCSB …
PCSB Bank SOMERS & SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Commemorating National Preservation Month Read More »
In a recent study published on bioRxiv* Preprint server Researchers evaluated the neutralizing efficacy of a self-amplified ribonucleic acid (saRNA) vaccine targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike(S) virus protein against reinfection among hamsters with previous vaccination or infection. Study: omicron penetrating infection in vaccinated or previously infected hamsters. Image Credit: CREATIVE WONDER / Shutterstock background The second …
