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Get a birds eye view of University of Iowa construction (with video)
2014-05-20 17:12:00| American School & University
A construction boom at the University of Iowa has resulted in a forest of cranes on the campus, providing unprecedented views of Iowa City while allowing planners an overview of the construction progress. One of the tallest cranes measures 220 feet from the ground to the deck and 240 feet at its highest point. Schoolhouse Beat read more
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The Boreal is for the birds
2014-05-17 04:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Winnipeg Free Press: One to three billion birds flock to the North American boreal forest each spring to find habitat for summer breeding, and their lives depend on the forest being there for them. A new study concludes that Canada must preserve at least half of its wilderness if bird populations are to thrive. That amounts to at least 283 million hectares of the 600 million hectares of forest that stretch from Alaska to Newfoundland, with Manitoba at the heart of it. The North American boreal forest, encompassing...
New research confirms that our electronics and radio waves disrupt migratory birds
2014-05-08 16:00:04| Extremetech
New research published in Nature suggests that the magnetic sense that governs migration in certain bird species might be attenuated by AM radio transmissions and harmful in urban areas.
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Bits & Pieces: White Bird's season
2014-05-06 13:07:48| Steel - Topix.net
Dance presenter White Bird has announced its 17th season, and it'll feature newly commissioned works by Alonzo King and Danielle Agami, three dance companies from the United Kingdom and the Portland return after 30 years of Dance Theatre of Harlem.
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Gut capacity limits bird's ability to adapt to rapid climate change
2014-04-16 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: An ornithologist who studies the physiological changes that birds undergo to migrate has found that the capacity of a bird's gut to change with environmental conditions is a primary limiting factor in their ability to adapt to the rapidly changing climate. And he believes that most other animals are also limited in a similar way. Scott McWilliams, URI professor of natural resources science, says that spare capacity -- the extent to which animals can modify their physiology to deal with ecological...
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