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For the Birds: A window unto nature

Emily Dickinson, described it this way, "The birds begun at four o'clock — Their period for dawn — A music numerous as space And measureless as noon." Studies have shown that birds sing louder to overcome traffic noise. It's difficult to escape ...

An Engineer Creates for Fun After a Lifetime of Workaday Rules

Pull the cord, and the beak moves back and forth, striking the wall louder than any doorbell. These days in his basement workshop, Mr. Goldstein makes machines that lack any commercial or — with the exception of the woodpecker — functional utility....

Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

When feeding, woodpeckers use pecking as a way to find where grubs and insects are located — much the same way a person taps a hammer along a wall to find hidden studs. When an insect is located, woodpeckers use their heavy, chisel-shaped bills to ...

Connell: Winter weather doesn't slow down Legends of Golf preparations

With several layers of snow and ice blanketing the Top of the Rock golf course south of Branson, it may seem like golf season is quite a ways away. But for Kirk Elmquist — and the calendar hanging on his office wall counting down the days to April's ...

Appeals Court Stays Rodney Reeds Execution

Feb. 23 UPDATE: Rodney Reed's execution date was stayed Monday afternoon by the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals, according to Reed's attorney. Reed's execution was set for March 5 for the murder and rape of Stacy Stites in Bastrop County....

UT Students Engage With Fraternity To Tackle Racism

University of Texas at Austin students say they're not standing by as racist behavior by fraternities surfaces more frequently. "I do think it's disgusting, the fact that it happened. And it was multiple people that were cheering," Veronica Rivera, UT ...

Van Stolen From Doggy Daycare Located

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