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Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (577+ words) The mesmerizing display, about an hour after sunrise, was over almost as soon as it began. The birds circled a few times and then headed out to neighboring farm fields, seeking unharvested grains and other sustenance on their epic annual…...
DEP highlights hazardous site clean ups as state funding potentially ends
16+ hour ago (1388+ words) HUNTER SMITH/THE EXPRESS DEP's Hazardous Site Clean Up Act (HSCA) has helped clean up sites such as the former American Color and Chemical in Lock Haven. LOCK HAVEN " With its funding winding down at the end of the fiscal…...
Sleepy owl found resting among items on a New York antique store shelf
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (127+ words) The state Department of Environmental Conservation said recently that the incident happened on Feb. 21 in the hamlet of East Durham, about 127 miles (204 kilometers) north of Manhattan. The agency said customers at The Market Place had spotted "something extremely lifelike" on…...
Hanover Bald Eagles lay first egg in nesting season
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (264+ words) HANOVER " The famous Hanover Bald Eagles are back in action for another nesting season. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and HDOnTap, viewers can experience the beauty of wildlife directly from their screens through the live Hanover Eagle Cam....
Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem
2+ week, 4+ day ago (370+ words) The 158 newcomers, aged 8 to 13, have begun exploring the habitat they are destined to reshape over the coming years. Their release was perfectly timed with the arrival of the season's first winter rains. "They are large enough to be released and…...
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? Four years and 30,000 trees
3+ week, 1+ day ago (499+ words) To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats. They have a trailer equipped with supplies. Rubber boots in all different sizes. Bins full of snacks for the end…...
One Tech Tip: Escape the AI junk crowding your social media and music streams
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (809+ words) AI slop seems to be everywhere. Low-quality digital content made with artificial intelligence has flooded our feeds, screens and speakers. Is there anything we can do about it? If you want fewer cartoonish videos of dead celebrities, creepy or absurd…...
The sweetest way to learn about endangered species? Girl Scout Cookies
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) It's Girl Scout Cookie time and this year feels extra special in Louisville, Kentucky, where I live. Not only are Girl Scout cookies made by Little Brownie Bakers here in Louisville, but this year's cookie mascot has ties here as…...
Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1121+ words) SPRING CITY, Pa. " Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don't want to live next to them, or…...
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (468+ words) WASHINGTON " Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said. With temperatures in the breeding ground…...