Deanna Conners

Galápagos park releases 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the ecosystem Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.

Looking forward to next week's #GBBC

Here Are The Winter Storm Names For 2025-26 | Weather.com Here's the list for this season, how they're named and what past seasons have shown us.

This weekend's storm has been dubbed Winter Storm Fern.

Jane Goodall – What It Means to Be Human For Thanksgiving, a beautiful conversation with the legendary primatologist — on her spiritual and moral wisdom, and the hope that sustains her.

"We are part of nature, not separate from it."

Smiling woman in front of star map of Cygnus with text: "SLOW, RARE, MYSTERIOUS."

Beginning this weekend, you'll have a rare chance to witness a new #meteorshower, the Chi Cygnids. They might be headed toward a peak on the evenings of September 13, 14 and 15. Watch EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd discuss when, where, and how to try: buff.ly/PAiwal2

Birds Who Help Humans, and Other Tales of Inter-Species Cooperation

Fascinating.

Wednesday’s Earthquake Could Be One of the Largest on Record

#earthquake gift link:

YouTube video by NASA's Ames Research Center Earth's Ocean Currents

Cool data visualization!

A Runestone That May Be North America’s Oldest Turns Up in a Canada Forest

Gift article from The New York Times:

Vera Rubin Scientists Reveal Telescope’s First Images

Looking forward to seeing more of these images later today! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/s...

How to Make a Pollinator Garden Gardens provide important food and shelter for pollinators. We've put together a list of tips that will help you prioritize the health and safety of these important garden inhabitants.

For #PollinatorWeek, we’ve put together all the information you’ll need to make your own pollinator garden into one place. Learn how to pick the right plants, manage issues without pesticides, and provide the nesting habitat that bees & butterflies need to thrive! 🌻🐝🎓

Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama

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Celebrate EarthDay with NASA and see #yournameinlandsat while exploring this cool technology that helps us protect the Earth. landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNam...

Today marks the beginning of the Lights Out bird migration season for WNY. Please take steps to reduce light at night to prevent building collisions (turn off or dim non-essential lights, close curtains).

NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules on Mars Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red Planet to date. The finding,

NASA's #Curiosity rover has found the most complex organic molecules yet on #Mars. They appear to be the remains of 3 types of fatty acids, with chains of up to an unprecedented 12 carbon atoms long. Is this evidence for ancient microbial life? 🤔🦠
science.nasa.gov/missions/mar...

At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine (Gift Article) A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health also improved.

Gift article: At This Clinic in Hawaii, Nature Is the Medicine, www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/c...

50 years of geographic insight: In interview with Jack Dangermond on Esri’s journey and the future of GIS As Esri nears its 60th anniversary, Jack Dangermond exemplifies how geographic information systems (GIS) have grown from a specialized field into a critical tool for modern planning, environmental man...

news.mongabay.com/2024/10/50-y... Extensive and enlightening interview with Jack Dangermond about the future of GIS and much more.

Data can be used to inform everything from conservation decisions to where to spend time tomorrow morning. But how can we use that data to encourage new birders or convince policy-makers to care about birds? Data artist Jer Thorp joins host Nate Swick to discuss more: www.aba.org/09-10-the-po...

See How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near You (Gift Article) Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.

See How Butterflies Are Surviving, or Not, Near You. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Artist's depiction of oldest known modern bird species. Several duck-like birds swimming on top of the water, diving below it to chase fish, and some flying above the water. The birds have a dark body and orange bills. Also in the water are shelled creatures called ammonites. Lurking far in the distance is a large aquatic reptile with a long neck.

How did some #birds survive the #asteroid that killed the #dinosaurs? 🐦‍⬛ 🦕 🌏 ☄️ A fossilized skull might be a new piece of the puzzle, according to researchers from Ohio University. Read more about the bird fossil at: https://buff.ly/4b5qGbJ

📸 Mark Witton/ Ohio University.

Watch the seismic waves from the M7.6 earthquake in the Caribbean sweep across seismic stations in North America. 🧪⚒️

Sound on for the explanation.

Also available here - youtube.com/shorts/pTFke...

In Buffalo, There Are Two Words on Everyone’s Lips: ‘Go Bills’ (Gift Article) Devotion runs deep in western New York for an N.F.L. team that has never won a Super Bowl. Will this be the year that loyalty is rewarded?

Go Bills! Gift link via www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/n...

Looking forward to the Great Backyard Bird Count (#GBBC)! Anyone (even beginning birders) can participate. Find out how at www.birdcount.org. @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social