Page 2 - Don Lyons News Today

The Atlantic puffins, the colorful seabirds that nest on remote islands off the Maine coast, are showing signs of resilience in the face of climate change. After a dismal breeding season in 2021 due to a lack of fish, the puffins have rebounded in 2022 and 2023 thanks to the abundance of sand lance, another…

The 50th anniversary of Project Puffin has just ended, with researchers fully realizing how their quest has morphed from saving one bird to playing a part in saving the planet. Its purpose in 1973 was simply to return puffins to islands off the...

After a down year in 2021, the birds have had two good years in a row

The 50th anniversary of Project Puffin has just ended, with researchers fully realizing how their quest has morphed from saving one bird to playing a part in saving the planet. Its purpose in 1973 was simply to return puffins to islands off the...

Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a catastrophic 2021.

Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021.

Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021.

EASTERN EGG ROCK, Maine — On remote islands off the Maine coast, a unique bird held its own this year in the face of climate change.

Paul Hudson, an archaeologist at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., says it turns out there actually was treasure hidden in a time capsule that, at first, seemed to hold only dust — six silver American coins dating from 1795 to 1828 and an 1826 medal commemorating the Erie Canal.

Despite enormous challenges from climate change, the fledgling seabirds had their second consecutive rebound year.