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A longstanding effort off the coast of Maine continues to provide Atlantic puffins with a crucial nesting habitat and a place to thrive. https://to.pbs.org/4nmmQzY
How researchers restored a thriving habitat for Atlantic puffins in Maine
Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine continu...
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September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Absolutely awful tragedy when the only "good news" is that Reddit finally took down the snark subreddit after some decent human beings organized a petition. Giving thanks for the life and work of SaveAFox.
July 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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#ResignationInProtest, Naval Academy edition

Professor “resigned as the History Department chair, although he remains a faculty member.”
He “said that rescinding the paper for reasons other than scholarly merit is incompatible with the academy’s values.”
Chair of history department at U.S. Naval Academy resigns after order to remove paper from symposium “for reasons having nothing to do with scholarship.” [James Matheson, Baltimore Sun]
Naval Academy history chair resigns over ordered removal of symposium paper
Tom McCarthy cited the removal of a paper on grounds beyond its academic standard.
www.baltimoresun.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM