Dark-eyed Juncos, Backyard Gems, Come in a Dazzling Array of Colors
The six flavors of junco were long considered separate species. Recent science shows that they instead boldly exhibit evolution in real time.
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Winter visitor: Get to know the junco
Most winters, the dark-eyed junco is one of the most common birds at my feeder. While I rarely see juncos in summer, except when hiking in the mountains, small flocks
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The Outside Story: Get to know the Junco
Most winters, the dark-eyed junco is one of the most common birds at my feeder. While I rarely see juncos in summer, except when hiking in the mountains, small flocks of juncos typically appear soon after I hang my feeder in early December. Due to...
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Scientists explain how the Covid-19 pandemic has hurt crucial research projects
Karen Lloyd on a visit to the Arctic in 2016. | Joy Buongiorno, CC BY-ND What do you do when Covid-19 safety protocols and travel restrictions mean you cannot do your research? That is what these three scientists have had to figure out this year, as the global pandemic has kept them from their fieldwork. A microbiologist describes the frustration of missing a sampling season in the Arctic at a time when climate change means the permafrost is an endangered resource. A biolog...
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