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Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1345+ words) Sometimes, Gloria Gajownik wishes people acted more like bald eagles. Bald eagle families don't yell at each other (except for the occasional squawk), they don't criticize, and they seem kinder at times than humans, she said. And Gajownik, 71, would know....
Musk and Altman to face off over the future of Open AI in trial
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (30+ words) In Oakland, a case is getting underway in which Elon Musk and Sam Altman will face off over the future of Open AI, one of the world's most influential AI companies....
Organization launches effort to improve air quality in refugees' kitchens
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (339+ words) Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services has received a state grant that could help some of its clients breathe a little easier. The organization plans to use a $180, 271 environmental justice grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to monitor kitchen air…...
How a conservation effort is making Rochester more hospitable to frogs
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (261+ words) A local nonprofit is spearheading an effort to expand frog habitats throughout greater Rochester. How a conservation effort is making Rochester more hospitable to frogs At the Robert C. Corby Arboretum in the village of Pittsford, Bryson Coccia is standing along…...
'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (550+ words) Imagine a robot that could do your laundry, make your bed, cook your dinner, or stock the dairy section at your local grocery store. Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks " but instructing them…...
At Chimney Bluffs, a shifting landscape raises questions about climate and change
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (639+ words) On a recent Sunday morning, Glade was leading her earth surface processes class on a field trip to Chimney Bluffs State Park in Wayne County when the group encountered a fresh collapse along the shoreline. "A chunk of this cliff…...
Monroe County wants to know how it can adapt and be resilient to climate change
1+ week, 5+ day ago (314+ words) The plan is currently under development and will assess the potential vulnerability of county infrastructure, programs, and services to the changing climate. The finished plan will establish a. .. Monroe County wants to know how it can adapt and be resilient to…...
The movement to head off an AI catastrophe
4+ week, 1+ day ago (138+ words) In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/30/26, Holly Elmore of Pause AI US shares why she thinks AI is a threat the survival of the human race and what can be done to counteract it. The movement…...
When wildfire smoke rolled in from Canada, these birds went quiet
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (779+ words) New research out of Cornell shows that the record-breaking Canadian wildfires of June 2023, which forced people across the Northeast to seek refuge from the smoke that drifted in, also quieted some of New York's grassland birds during their breeding season....
VIDEO: Baby bald eagle makes first appearance at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
3+ week, 5+ day ago (117+ words) WXXI News VIDEO: Baby bald eagle makes first appearance at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge A newborn eaglet born at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in Genesee County made its on-camera debut this week, when it poked its head out to…...