In our partnership with Minecraft Education, inspired by The Pigeon Hustle, this collection of mini games designed for classrooms all over the world lets players fly, forage, and navigate rooftops, alleys, parks and busy intersections — using the very skills real urban pigeons rely on ...
Who rules the streets and skies of the city? From posh park dwellers to scrappy sidewalk scavengers, discover how New York’s pigeons have evolved to survive in two very different worlds.
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Male pigeons pull out all the stops to win love — shimmering feathers, amplified coos, and even a “pigeon kiss.” Discover how these city birds find a mate for life!
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New York Harbor was a haven of incredible underwater biodiversity—until centuries of pollution turned it into a cesspool. Today, an alliance of architects, restaurateurs, scientists, and high school students is working to restore the harbor and protect the city from climate change. At the heart ...
The City of New York identifies a set of priority health risks related to climate change: heat waves driven by increased summer temperatures; flooding due to coastal storms and high tides worsened by both warmer ocean currents and sea-level rise; power outages related to both ...
To the untrained eye there are only trees and brambling shrubs, but Dr. Leslie Day’s eyes are seasoned experts, scanning Fort Tryon Park with the precision of a red-tailed hawk. “You see that, that’s whitewash from either an owl or a hawk, one of them ...
