Seabird Guano Contributes to Arctic Clouds

Seabird Guano Contributes to Arctic Clouds

The melting of Arctic ice has many effects on the planet, once of which has been less cloud cover in the Arctic. This creates a vicious cycle, because less cloud cover means that more sunlight gets through to the ice, which makes the ice melt faster. In order for...
Puffins Starve in Gulf of Maine

Puffins Starve in Gulf of Maine

Several dozen bodies of Atlantic puffins have washed up on the shores of the North Eastern United States this year and survival rates of newborn puffins have dropped from 77% to 31%.  The dive in puffin population has scientists concerned for the future of the bird,...