A Sense of Wonder: On Rachel Carson and Shooting Stars
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On a late-night walk home from the train, I looked up at just the right time. Like a bug on fire, a shooting star...
Category: birds
Birds in peril
Scientists go high-tech to study how birds and offshore wind mix
WASHINGTON—Scientists are counting on light-as-a-feather digital technology to monitor birds and bats flying near the nation’s first offshore wind operation. A wildlife-tracking station installed on...
For the Birds: Flock of D.C. volunteers proves ‘Lights Out’ in buildings saves lives of winged migrants
WASHINGTON—Jack O. Lantern, the 17-pound pumpkin-orange rescue cat I adopted on Halloween, stood frozen in place on the side porch. I traced the arc of...