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Constantine Alexander
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And though the flowers of love be few; Yet let them be divine. Made in Greece, Crafted in California.
Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025. Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans. (The Guardian provides free access to 20 of its articles every month.) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025
Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Wild Turkey Is a Comeback Bird We Can’t Take for Granted. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/wil...
The Wild Turkey Is a Comeback Bird We Can’t Take for Granted
From bustling towns to rural woodlands, turkeys seem to be everywhere these days. But despite being an undeniable conservation success, questions still loom about the fate of this beloved yet...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
A Restoration Effort in Southcentral Chile Aims to Renew a Damaged Wetland The pioneering Americas Flyways Initiative project offers new promise for both migratory shorebirds and local communities increasingly threatened by flooding in a changing climate. Free Access. www.audubon.org/magazine/res...
A Restoration Effort in Southcentral Chile Aims to Renew a Damaged Wetland
The pioneering Americas Flyways Initiative project offers new promise for both migratory shorebirds and local communities increasingly threatened by flooding in a changing climate.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Do Nations With the Most Birds Attract the Most Bird Tourists? Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/do-...
Do Nations With the Most Birds Attract the Most Bird Tourists?
Bird-rich Colombia has seen explosive bird tourism growth, according to a new study that sifted through eBird data. But not all tropical nations are fulfilling their bird tourism potential.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
To Reverse Common Bird Declines, Conservationists Will Need to Think Bigger. The most abundant birds are disappearing the fastest. Saving them requires bold, landscape-scale action. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/rev...
To Reverse Common Bird Declines, Conservationists Will Need to Think Bigger
The most abundant birds are disappearing the fastest. Saving them requires bold, landscape-scale action.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This Woman Is Saving New England’s Swallows, One Clay Nest at a Time. Across the region, conservationist Mara Silver’s kiln-fired homes are helping dwindling species endure—and encouraging people to share their spaces with wildlife. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/wom...
This Woman Is Saving New England’s Swallows, One Clay Nest at a Time
Across the region, conservationist Mara Silver’s kiln-fired homes are helping dwindling species endure—and encouraging people to share their spaces with wildlife.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm. As development pushes these charismatic owls from their underground nesting sites, a solar project aims to show that habitat and renewable energy can coexist. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/how...
How Burrowing Owls Found a Home on an Arizona Solar Farm
As development pushes these charismatic owls from their underground nesting sites, a solar project aims to show that habitat and renewable energy can coexist.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn’t Always Clear Cut. By studying Great Gray Owls, scientists hope to help more people see that snags offer vital habitat. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/dea...
Dead Trees Support a Bounty of Birdlife, but Preserving Them Isn’t Always Clear Cut
By studying Great Gray Owls, scientists hope to help more people see that snags offer vital habitat.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them? Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change warms their ocean homes. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/tuf...
Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them?
Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change warms their ocean homes.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Scientists Can Now Track the Roseate Tern’s Migration—and Identify Dangers Along the Way. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/sci...
Scientists Can Now Track the Roseate Tern's Migration—and Identify Dangers Along the Way
The findings could help ensure the imperiled seabirds safer passage from the northeastern United States to roost sites in Brazil, where offshore wind development is ramping up.
www.audubon.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Holiday rescues: SPCA Monterey County helps injured eagle, oiled birds. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/31/h...
Holiday rescues: SPCA Monterey County helps injured eagle, oiled birds
The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has recently rescued an injured bald eagle and 13 Common Murres that were covered in oil.
www.montereyherald.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands – in pictures. (The Guardian gives you free access to 20 of its articles every month). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands – in pictures
For 10 years, the scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has been observing pinnipeds such as seals and walruses on the fragile North Sea archipelago. Highly susceptible to warming and rising se...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness. Set goals to improve your well-being—not your wallet or your waistline. By Arthur C. Brooks. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness
Set goals to improve your well-being—not your wallet or your waistline.
www.theatlantic.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I believe that the darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future. Let our dreams take flight in the new year! 🌹
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C (67.64) recorded. (20 Free Access Guardian Articles monthly) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Iceland has hottest Christmas Eve ever with temperature of 19.8C recorded
Meteorological office reports high temperatures across country and record measured at Seyðisfjörður in east
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December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How Ancient Sparta explains 2026. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/49jQsZn
Column | How ancient Sparta explains 2026
Netanyahu, the Trump administration and others on the global right are drawing renewed inspiration from a Greek city-state mythologized for its militarism.
wapo.st
December 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
California fire deaths inform new proposed disaster response for seniors. California’s disaster system isn’t built for older adults. A new state brief lays out how to fix it. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/29/c...
California fire deaths inform new proposed disaster response for seniors
Drawing on lessons from recent blazes, a state commission has released a series of recommendations to protect older adults.
www.montereyherald.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Bulgaria to Adopt Euro on Jan.1, 2026. Free Access Article. www.tovima.com/politics/bul...
Bulgaria to Adopt Euro on Jan.1 - tovima.com
Bulgaria will become the 21st European country to adopt the euro from Jan. 1, marking a historic milestone for the country, European institutions said in
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December 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Chapter and verse with Elizabeth McCracken. The author talks about her terrific new book, ‘A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.’ Free Access (Gift) Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/28/e...
Chapter and verse with Elizabeth McCracken
The author talks about her terrific new book, ‘A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.’
www.montereyherald.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Harness. A short story by John Steinbeck. (Published in the June 1938 Issue of The Atlantic. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Harness
A short story
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December 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
2025: The Year in Volcanic Activity. Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year. By Alan Taylor. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
2025: The Year in Volcanic Activity
Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year.
www.theatlantic.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We Asked for Environmental Fixes in Your State. You Sent In Thousands. Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Readers Share Eco-Friendly Projects Happening In Their Communities (Gift Article)
Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals .See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/48YuQD1
These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals
See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers. A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/4qotrLK
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.
wapo.st
December 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
North Road, Fall 2020. A poem by Ken Burns. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
North Road, Fall 2020
A poem
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December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM