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    Light Pollution Linked to Shrinking Eye Size in Birds

    Light Pollution Linked to Shrinking Eye Size in Birds

    In a new study, researchers have linked light pollution in urban areas to smaller eye sizes found in two common songbird species. Researchers studied the northern cardinal and Carolina wren that live year-round in San Antonio, Texas, a city with an estimated population of about 1,472,900 people, and compared these birds to the same two […]

    Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Texas’ Gulf Coast

    Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Texas’ Gulf Coast

    Tens of thousands of fish washed ashore along the Texas Gulf Coast Friday, following a massive “fish kill” caused by lack of oxygen in the changing season’s warmer waters, according to officials. The fish began to wash ashore about 65 miles south of Houston in Brazoria County, according to Katie St. Clair, the sea life […]

    Texas Education Officials Weaken Climate Science in Textbooks

    Texas Education Officials Weaken Climate Science in Textbooks

    The Texas State Board of Education changed its guidelines last month to “emphasize the ‘positive’ aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks,” Scott Waldman reported yesterday. The Republican-controlled board approved changes proposed by climate denier Patricia Hardy, who wants teachers to offer “both sides” of climate science.

    Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction in Oklahoma

    Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction in Oklahoma

    At least one person has died and a dozen people have been injured as a fast moving storm system made its way across the Texas Panhandle and into Oklahoma earlier this week. Weather services classified the storm as a derecho – a large, fast-moving, violent thunderstorm paired with exceptionally strong winds.