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New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds

Up and down the Pacific Coast of Guatemala, the sea’s edge gives way to volcanic sand, and zones of life that change with the tides and currents. Come dawn, at a low ebb; the receding water exposes mudflats like clay tablets dimpled with the zigzagging footprints of shorebirds. Sandpipers scurry across the soft earth by […]

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Want to Ease the Isolation of Social Distancing? Ask a Teenager

“Stay home.” This suddenly universal call to maintain physical distance from other people, known as social distancing, is key to combating the spread of the coronavirus, according to health professionals. Yet the potential for unprecedented loneliness as people isolate themselves has spurred calls for maintaining social connections. As we shift our vocational and educational endeavors […]