Category: Nature
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Jackie the bald eagle: Her PCV, anemia, release and Shadow questions answered
A source-backed guide to what is confirmed, what veterinary medicine can explain and what no one can honestly predict yet.
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Jackie is likely the injured eagle rescued near Big Bear Lake
An adult bald eagle rescued near Big Bear Lake is likely Jackie, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, but her condition and identity are not yet definitive.
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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great Lakes, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
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Why Yellowstone won’t euthanize the bison that tossed a grandfather
Yellowstone reportedly won’t euthanize the bull bison that tossed a grandfather at Bridge Bay Campground. The park’s wildlife policy helps explain why.
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National parks caught in the crossfire of the shutdown
As the 2025 government shutdown stretches into its first week, America’s national parks sit in uneasy limbo. The Department of the Interior announced that most parks would remain open, but with only a fraction of the usual staff. Roughly 9,300 of the National Park Service’s 14,500 employees have been furloughed, leaving just a third of…
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Rare double meteor shower peaks tonight under dark skies
The sky will put on a rare double feature this July, as two separate meteor showers reach their peak on the same night. On the evening of July 29 into the early morning hours of July 30, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids will streak across the atmosphere, offering a chance to witness up…
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8 wild dandelion facts every curious kid should know
They pop up in parks, schoolyards, and sidewalk cracks. Some people call them weeds. But dandelions? They’re so much more than that. Turns out, this little yellow flower has some big-time superpowers, and a lot to teach us if we look closely. From floating through the air to helping the planet and our bodies, dandelions…
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China’s clean air efforts may be speeding up global warming
In 2013, China launched an ambitious campaign to clean up its air. Cities like Beijing, once blanketed by thick industrial smog, began to see blue skies. Sulphur dioxide levels across East Asia dropped by approximately 75 percent over the following decade. It was a global public health victory, saving lives and improving daily life for…
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Cascadia’s threat: The quake that could redraw the Pacific Northwest in minutes
Off the coasts of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia lies a 600-mile geological fault that’s been ominously quiet for over 300 years. This is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where the smaller Juan de Fuca Plate pushes beneath the North American Plate. Instead of sliding smoothly, the plates are locked. Strain builds year after…