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April is Melanoma Awareness Month. While nail cancer is rare, it is most prevalent among People of Color who tend not to get other melanomas. One Battle Creek woman who was diagnosed with nail cancer is seeking to raise awareness of the issue and its

Fireworks are even worse for birds than we thought.

Our annual explosion fest has an outsized impact on wildlife, causing birds considerable stress

Researchers have advised creating areas off-limits to fireworks and reducing the volume of light displays to save bird populations as its impacts can be seen for up to six miles, increasing bird...

Birds are very sensitive and can easily be confused, suffer accidents, and their path shifted by noises like fireworks.

Researchers in the Netherlands found 1,000 times as many birds were in the sky after New Year's Eve fireworks compared to other nights.

Fireworks on New Year's Eve impact birds up to 10 km away that make them lose precious energy based on recent analysis. Continue reading to learn more.

Weather radars and bird censuses show some species and communities of birds are more disturbed by fireworks on New Year’s Eve, sometimes over large distances from the event.

Birds are affected by the mass use of fireworks on New Year's Eve up to a distance of 10 km away. With data from weather radars and bird counts an int....

<p>Birds are affected by the mass use of fireworks on New Year's Eve up to a distance of 10 km away. With data from weather radars and bird counts an international team of researchers revealed how many birds take off immediately after the start of the fireworks, at what distance from fireworks this occurs and which species groups mainly react. ‘We already knew that many water birds react strongly, but now we also see the effect on other birds throughout the Netherlands&am...