In addition to being the first day of meteorological spring, March1 marks the start of Women's History Month. The annual observance corresponds with International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8. Throughout the month, Nice News will be spotlighting some trailblazing women and unsung heroes who have helped — and are helping — to make the world a better place. Stay tuned!
Pip Watch Is on! Beloved Eagle Duo Is Back With 3 New Eggs
Friends of Big Bear Valley
Pip watch, commence: Starting today, eyes from all over the world will be on beloved bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow, who are tending to three new eggs. At any minute now, the chicks could start "pipping," or making tiny cracks from inside the eggs — a sign an eaglet is getting ready to join the world. The enthralling scene is being captured live on web cameras pointed at the eagle family's nest overlooking Southern California's Big Bear Lake. The nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley, which maintains the live feed, also releases recaps of each day's events. "I'm very excited and a little bit surprised," Sandy Steers, the organization's executive director, told the Los Angeles Times of the egg trio. She explained that Jackie laid three eggs for the first time last year, and just so happened to laythree again this year. The pair has yet to have an egg actually hatch since 2022, so fans are keeping their fingers crossed for some good news. Watching Jackie and Shadow is about much more than their hatch count, though — the livestreams have brought people together and forged a real community of nature lovers. "We had many people who watch the livecam tell us they connect with the eagles," Steers said. "It gives them something to look at besides the dark stuff on the internet."
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Environment
"Nature Is Helping Us": Trees in LA Are Better Carbon Sinks Than Expected, Study Finds
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Trees are often called the "lungs of the Earth," and a recent study backs that up. The research out of Los Angeles found that the city's trees are even more generous when it comes to carbon dioxide storage than expected, absorbing 60% of daytime CO2 emissions in the spring and summer and about 30% annually in the study area. To tackle the difficult task of tallying carbon dioxide, scientists installed a dozen high-quality sensors across a 15-by-6-mile section of central LA. These sensors produced detailed maps of how CO2 concentrations changed as air moved through the urban landscape, allowing the team to quantify urban emissions with precision. "You can think of emissions like passengers on a train," Will Berelson, the study's lead researcher, said in a press release. "As the wind moves pollution through the city, some gets picked up and some gets dropped off. These sensors let us see that process in real time." One of the other surprising takeaways is that trees absorb the most CO2 in the summer months, which, though part of the growing season, are the city's driest. That's thanks to LA's abundant urban greenery, boosted by irrigation systems, resilient tree species, and groundwater access. "Nature is helping us," Berelson said, "but we can't rely on it to do all the work."
Science
Margaret Morse Nice Thought Like a Song Sparrow and Changed How Scientists Understand Animal Behavior
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This article was written by Kristoffer Whitney, an associate professor of science, technology, and society at the Rochester Institute of Technology, for The Conversation. The invader, puffed out into the shape of a ball, fluttered one wing straight up in the air. He sang constantly and softly, incomplete songs in rapid succession. The defender, silent, hunched his shoulders in a menacing attitude, closely following every move of his foe. This close observation, describing the territorial "ceremony" of two song sparrows, was made by a little-remembered scientist in the early 20th century. Margaret Morse Nice was a pioneering ethologist, bird-bander, and ornithologist who researched animal behavior for 50 years from the 1910s to the 1960s. "Territorial behavior" may be a common term today but, at the time, describing animals from the inside out was a radical departure from the "objective" methods of a dissection table or scientific lab. Nice's work in animal behavior, understanding animals by watching what they did and why, was part of a new branch of science called ethology. Her research was relatively obscure by contrast to her male contemporaries. But recently, Nice's standing in the field and history of science has gotten greater attention — learn her story.
In Other News
Ancient glaciers hold clues about how complex life formed on Earth half a billion years ago (read more)
Newmoon footage was captured by the Blue Ghost lander from 62 miles above the lunar surface (read more)
A Marine veteran went scuba diving on all seven continents in 19 days, setting a world record (read more)
For the first time since 1946, a grasshopper with "impressive camouflage" was spotted in the Virginia wild (read more)
Murmuration moment: A drone photographer documented thousands of starlings swoopingover a Welsh town (read more)
Something We Love
Carly Tabak Prints It took me forever to decide on art for my office, and I'm so glad I opted for a Carly Tabak beach print. Her work is bright and airy, beautifully capturing nature and transporting the viewer to wherever she snapped the shot. It adds serenity to my workspace, especially on busy days. I now want to add one of her prints to every room in my place! – Natalie Stone, Managing Editor
In 2020, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax started stocking a community fridge in Brooklyn as a way to give back during the pandemic. Since then, her personal project has grown into a nonprofit organization that fills 40 community fridges across New York City, as well as some in Seattle. "I'm literally blown away still," she said.
Photo of the Day
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When it was released in 2000, Coyote Ugly was met with negative reviews and box office success — the traditional makings of a cult classic. Earlier this week, its stars, including Tyra Banks and Melanie Lynskey, gathered to celebrate the film's 25th anniversary and raise money for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. Check out the original movie poster photo.
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