Back of the yards articles

  • Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds

    As nature falls silent in most cities around the world, New Zealand’s capital has been transformed by the sound of native birds returning to the dawn chorus: No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silentSome time in the pre-dawn darkness, the commotion starts. From her bed, Danae Mossman hears the noise building: loud romantic liaisons, vomiting, squeals, the sound of bodies hitting the pool at full tilt.Things get particularly loud between midnight and...
  • Putin Faces New Rebellion in Russia's Back Yard

    Fresh protests against a Russian-inspired security law are roiling Georgia—a small but strategically located nation in the South Caucasus—as the Black Sea nation struggles to chart a strategic path between its massive northern neighbor and its own Euro-Atlantic ambitions.Thousands have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi in recent days to march against a proposed foreign agents registration law. This would require organizations receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad...
  • Back-to-Back Threes for Turner

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