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NATURE


Butterflies 🦋 & Brews 🍺: We have our first Monarch caterpillar! 🐛

With the warmer weather and a chance of showers this weekend it was time to get some of the plants in new pots -- and we spotted a stowaway we were VERY happy to see!

Butterflies 🦋 & Brews 🍺: Building a friendly place for pollinators, Richard Nunn style

We can help build butterfly populations while enjoying their bright colors with the serenity and the smell of flowers.

Climate change: Invest in technology that removes CO2 - report

Emission cuts must be accompanied by greater efforts to remove CO2 from the atmosphere a new report says.

bbc.co.uk

Love nature? New railbike tour offers great chance for family fun outdoors

Railbikes are pedal-power carts that are ridden on railroad tracks and have the same style as recumbent bikes in the way people sit on them and pedal.

Nature: Mauna Loa volcano

We leave you this morning with Nature's great spectacle at the Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.

news.yahoo.com

'Dark matter' find could change cancer treatment

Scientists say they now understand more about the mysterious role of epigenetics in cancer growth.

bbc.co.uk

World's oldest complete star map, lost for millennia, found inside medieval manuscript

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."

space.com

Genetic twist: Medieval plague may have molded our immunity

Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that helped them survive the Black Death likely make us more susceptible to certain diseases today.

Extinction: Why scientists are freezing threatened species in 'biobanks'

Conservation scientists hope that preserving genetic material offers future insurance against extinction

bbc.co.uk

Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City.

Green options transforming a wedding industry prone to waste

Brides and grooms who want more sustainable options for their weddings are transforming an industry traditionally fraught with waste.

EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy

The European Union’s executive arm is moving to jump-start plans for the EU to abandon Russian energy amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Environmentalists oppose more life for California nuke plant

Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations are opposing any attempt to extend the operating life of California's last running nuclear power plant.

In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue

Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports.

New Mexico governor seeks more US aid for wildfire response

New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s history and that officials estimate has destroyed hundreds of homes.

India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security

India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately.

Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire

Public schools were closed and evacuation bags packed this week as a stubborn wildfire crept toward the city of Los Alamos and its companion U.S. national security lab – where assessing apocalyptic threats is a specialty and wildland fire is a beguiling equation.

2nd arrest after viral video shows popped balloons in bay

Officials say a second person has been arrested after a viral video showed people popping party balloons on a yacht at a South Florida marina and dumping the rubbery scraps into the bay.

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

In the first such trial of the war, the defendant, 21, is accused of killing an unarmed civilian.

bbc.co.uk

Viral video: Man arrested after popped party balloons pollute Florida bay

Officials say a viral video of people popping party balloons on a yacht at a South Florida marina and dumping the rubbery scraps into the bay has led to one arrest and more that $25,000 in fines.

Study: Climate change a major factor in South Africa floods

The fatal floods that wreaked havoc in South Africa in mid-April this year have been attributed to human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis published Friday by a team of leading international scientists said.

Bracing for her future: Baby giraffe fitted with orthotic

A baby giraffe was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park with an unusual disorder that caused her front limb to bend the wrong way.

No sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold

Scuba divers at Lake Tahoe are sorting through their haul after an unprecedented, yearlong effort to remove litter from the alpine lake's entire 72 miles of shoreline atop the Sierra Nevada.

Bracing for her future: Human medicine rescues giraffe

In the 30 years that Ara Mirzaian has worked with orthotics, he has never had a patient like this: A baby giraffe.

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.

'Like an inferno:' Western US burning at furious pace so far

Wildfires in the West is on a furious pace early this year.

Agency unanimously rejects California desalination project

The California Coastal Commission has rejected a long-standing proposal to build a $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant to turn ocean water into drinking water.

Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals.

Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head

Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether a Trump administration interior secretary engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get a crucial permit for a housing project.

Massive New Mexico wildfire grows, but Taos safe for now

More people in northern New Mexico are being warned they might have to flee as the largest wildfire burning in the United States heads toward mountain resort towns.

Climate change to make droughts longer, more common, says UN

The frequency and duration of droughts will continue to increase due to human-caused climate change, with water scarcity already affecting billions of people across the world, the United Nations warned in a report Wednesday.

Battery-powered Greek island bets on green future

The remote Greek island of Tilos has pioneered a recycling plant that could act as a blueprint for other islands — including popular holiday destinations — that struggle with waste disposal.

Too much time inside: Are your kids nature deficient?

Studies show children are spending more time indoors and less time in nature. It’s a phenomenon some experts have dubbed nature-deficit disorder.

Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth mass event in seven years.

'Succession' star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest

Actor and activist James Cromwell glued his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter to protest the coffee chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk.

In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically

California's water usage jumped nearly 19% in March.

Putin urges stronger action to prevent wildfires

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged authorities to take stronger action to prevent wildfires and increase coordiation between various official agencies in dealing with them.

Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days

Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead.

New Mexico fire costs top $65M; blaze moves closer to Taos

The biggest wildfire in the U.S. burning in New Mexico east of Santa Fe is spreading north toward mountain resort towns near Taos.

Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?

A federal attorney says President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed.

Brazilian groups want direct access to U.S. forest funding

Brazilian environmental and Indigenous organizations are urging the United States to fund forest protection initiatives that directly involve forest peoples.

Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas

Lake Mead is receding and Sin City is awash with mob lore after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of the drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip.

Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault

Humans don’t know what they’re missing in Miami, just under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.”.

Crews in New Mexico, Arizona scramble to corral wildfires

Firefighters in New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain foothills are excavating new firebreaks and clearing brush to keep a massive wildfire from destroying more homes and pine forests.

Georgia nuclear plant’s cost now forecast to top $30 billion

A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30 billion.

How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens

Many climate scientists share a sense of optimism with professionals in other tough jobs like emergency room doctors and researchers who study Alzheimer’s Disease even as they chronicle a world losing its protective balance with the sun.

Oh, rats! As New Yorkers emerge from pandemic, so do rodents

The deepest fears of some New Yorkers are crawling to the surface as the metropolis continues its recovery from the pandemic.

New Mexico residents brace for extreme wildfire conditions

Residents of a northern New Mexico city tried to recapture a sense of normalcy as their rural neighbors hunkered down amid predictions of extreme fire conditions.

Strong, swirling winds complicate New Mexico wildfire fight

Fast winds are complicating the fight against fires burning across northeast New Mexico.

California prepares for energy shortfalls in hot, dry summer

California is preparing for an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when demand is at its peak in the hottest months of summer.

Fire-ravaged New Mexico villages cling to faith, ‘querencia’

As the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. marches across northern New Mexico, residents have been guided by their faith and their connection to each other and the land.

Europe's farmers stir up biogas to offset Russian energy

In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s fight to free itself from Russian gas.

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes

In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large scale mangrove initiatives.

Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds

Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly.

Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas

The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities.

AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams

An Associated Press analysis has found a growing number of hazardous dams in poor condition across the U.S. The AP tallied more than 2,200 dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition that are rated as high hazard, meaning their failure likely would kill someone.

Listeria outbreak tied to Dole salads kills two and sickens 17, CDC says

Dole in recent months has issued three recalls of mixed greens and lettuce products sold under nearly a dozen brands.

cbsnews.com

The World’s Next Big Health Emergency Is Already Here

Covid-19 has claimed nearly 6 million lives. Antimicrobial resistance may claim 10 million annually by 2050 — and that figure is starting to look low.

washingtonpost.com

This disappearing space object is emitting giant, highly-polarized radio bursts every 20 minutes

"Somehow it's converting magnetic energy to radio waves much more effectively than anything we've seen before," team leader Dr. Hurley-Walker said.

cbsnews.com

What NASA's discovery of hundreds of exoplanets means for us

NASA recently announced the discovery of 301 newly identified planets beyond the edges of our solar system, presenting new scientific mysteries. Here's what that discovery means.

news.yahoo.com

Elizabeth Dixon: Lessons not learned after baby death cover-up, says family

Health bosses could not provide evidence of progress a year after the report into Elizabeth's death.

bbc.co.uk

Omicron: Keep Calm and Carry on Vaccinating

There’s been swift, early warning about the new variant but that only means there’s still a lot of work to be done.

washingtonpost.com

Meghan aide 'regretted' not giving evidence in privacy case

It is the final day of the Court of Appeal hearing and a ruling will be published at a later date.

bbc.co.uk

Researchers put a date on when the Vikings arrived in Canada: exactly 1,000 years ago

It's long been known that the Vikings arrived in the Americas sometime before Christopher Columbus. Now, a new article in the journal Nature pinpoints the exact year: 1021.

npr.org

Microsoft explains planting trees won't be enough to remove CO2 from the air

The race to decarbonize is making growing trees popular because its a cheaper, but carbon capture tech needs to be scaled up, says Microsoft in Nature article.

cnbc.com

Apple’s New IPhones May Be the Weakest Upgrade Ever

The incremental nature of this year’s iPhone 13 improvements is a big letdown and offers current iPhone owners little incentive to trade up.

washingtonpost.com

Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'

Heating from humans has caused irreparable damage to the Earth that may get worse in coming decades.

bbc.co.uk

'Brighton cat killer' Steven Bouquet jailed for stabbing 16 pets

Steven Bouquet has been jailed for more than five years after he killed nine cats in night attacks.

bbc.co.uk

Bezos, Gates back fungus fake meat as next big alt-protein

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates back Nature's Fynd, an alt-meat company whose fungus-based breakfast patties, nuggets and cream cheese are headed to grocery stores.

cnbc.com

Father and son clean Spanish Civil War memorial graffiti

Police are hunting vandals who targeted the commemorative stone in Motherwell, Lanarkshire.

bbc.co.uk

Nature: Lovebirds in Tanzania

"Sunday Morning" takes us to the far-away shores of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, home to the aptly-named Fischer's Lovebirds. Videographer: Lee McEachern.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Starling murmurations

Nature: Starling murmurations "Sunday Morning" goes sky-gazing at Greenbrae, California, where flocks of starlings are performing aerial acrobatics known as murmurations. Videographer: Lee McEachern.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Baboons in Botswana

Nature: Baboons in Botswana "Sunday Morning" takes us among the baboons at Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa. Videographer: Justin Grubb.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Big horn sheep in Montana

Nature: Big horn sheep in Montana "Sunday Morning" takes us to Big Sky Country, in Western Montana's Sapphire Mountains. Videographer: Brad Markel.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Elephant seals

Nature: Elephant seals "Sunday Morning" takes us to the beach at San Simeon, Calif., a home for elephant seals. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

cbsnews.com

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 10 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area

In the Chicago area, full-service restaurants and hotels were singled out as contributing “far more to infections” among the superspreader locations, according to the study, which has been peer reviewed and was placed on Nature’s website Tuesday prior to final editing. The travel period examined dates to March and May, before the surges seen during the summer and now in the fall.

chicagotribune.com

Graduated-rate tax amendment rally gets sidetracked by Toni Preckwinkle pitch for Kim Foxx’s reelection

“I think the nature of the campaign that’s been waged against her is really a campaign against all of the criminal justice reforms we’ve been struggling so hard to enact — for people who want to go back to the bad old days when the jail was often full of poor Black and brown people who were often there on charges of nonviolent offenses and they just couldn’t pay their bail,” Preckwinkle said.

chicagotribune.com

Nature: Maine moose

We leave you this Sunday Morning with the mighty moose of Maine's North Woods. Videographer: Scot Miller

cbsnews.com

Nature: Great Trinity Forest

We end this week's episode with a return to Dallas, this time at the Great Trinity Forest. Videographer: Scot Miller

cbsnews.com

Nature: Arizona's Sonoran Desert

We leave you this Sunday Morning among flowers in bloom in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, near Pinnacle Peak. Videographer: Phil Giriodi

cbsnews.com

Nature: Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge

We leave you this Sunday morning at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, Rhode Island. Videographer: Richard Boghosian.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Yosemite

We leave you this Sunday Morning in Yosemite National Park in California ...amidst towering cliffs and roaring waterfalls. Videographer: Lance Milbrand

cbsnews.com

Nature: Great Trinity Forest

We leave you this Sunday Morning among the flowers that bloom in spring at Dallas' Great Trinity Forest. Videographer: Scot Miller

cbsnews.com

Nature: Spring's arrival at Yellowstone

We leave you this first day of spring at our oldest National Park, Yellowstone, where the ice on Yellowstone Lake is breaking up ... an ice-out, they call it.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Antelope Canyon

We leave you this Sunday morning with the quiet landscape of Antelope Canyon, Arizona. Videographer: Jamie McDonald.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Grand Teton National Park

We leave you this Sunday in Nature's winter wonderland, amid a display of snow-capped mountains at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Videographer: Scot Miller

cbsnews.com

Nature: N.J. Pine Barrens

We leave you this "Sunday Morning" in the mid-winter snows of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Videographer: Jeff Reisly

cbsnews.com

Nature: Blue sharks

We leave you this Sunday swimming among blue sharks off the coast of Rhode Island. Videographer: Mauricio Handler

cbsnews.com

Nature: Wild Turkeys

We leave you this Sunday before Thanksgiving among wild turkeys near Stonewall, Texas. Videographer: Scot Miller

cbsnews.com

Nature: Bisti Wilderness

Sunday Morning" offers us views of scenic rock formations of the Bisti Wilderness in northern New Mexico. Videographer: Jamie McDonald.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Vultures

Halloween is right around the corner, so we end with a wary look at the vultures of Roaring River State Park in Cassville, Missouri. Videographer: Roy Neher

cbsnews.com

Nature: Custer State Park

We leave you this Sunday where the pronghorn antelope play at Custer State Park in South Dakota. Videographer: Charles Schultz

cbsnews.com

Nature: Bald eagles

We leave you this Fourth of July weekend in the company of bald eagles at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in western New York State

cbsnews.com

Nature: Glacier National Park

We leave you this morning in Glacier National Park in Montana, by the rushing waters of Avalanche Gorge.

cbsnews.com

Is a CrossFit body what nature intended?

"She was meant to look like that," says CrossFit creator Greg Glassman about a muscular weightlifter. "That's what nature would have carved from her a million years ago, or she'd have been eaten."

cbsnews.com

Nature: Saguaro National Park

We leave you this morning at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, as we help observe National Park Week (which runs through next Sunday).

cbsnews.com

Nature: Muscovy ducks

We leave you this morning in the company of Muscovy ducks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Wildflowers

Nature: Wildflowers We leave you this first Sunday of spring among the wildflowers at Edgewood County Park in Redwood City, California.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Snowy owl

Nature: Snowy owl We leave you this snowy Sunday in the company of a snowy owl, in Genessee County in western New York state.

cbsnews.com

Nature: Yellowstone National Park

Nature: Yellowstone National Park This week's moment in nature leaves you in the winter stillness of Yellowstone National Park.

cbsnews.com
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