New York City is considering a law to save migrating birds from colliding with illuminated glass towers.

*Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted.*

This suggest the rising sea will come for you sooner than previously predicted.

Comments on France's ban of the abaya in schools, from several points of view.

Fish around the world are generally getting smaller. Within a given species, the population tends to be smaller than before. Within an ecosystem, larger species tend to be replaced with smaller species.

The article asserts that this is the consequence of what it calls the "Anthropocene" period, but I call the "Obscene" period.

One of the insurrectionist's henchmen refused to provide evidence or testimony to the Jan 6 insurrection committee. He has been convicted of contempt of Congress, and may be sentenced to prison.

Will he now be ordered to hand over the dope? I would expect that the committee can no longer receive it, since the Republicans now control the House of Representatives. Justice may have won this skirmish, but the Republicans may have won this battle.

I would be glad to see well-informed comment on these follow-on issues.