Christian Science Reading Room
Hudson, OH:
Lessons from a sky of starlings
Daily Lift podcasts are short takes on inspiring ideas to enrich your day and share with friends.
3 Surprising Leadership Lessons I Learned From (Wait for it) Nuns
Management Lessons From Nuns - The Muse: They don’t rule with an iron fist or an iron ru...
To Make A Wild Comeback, Cranes Need More Than Flying Lessons
The 15-year project wasn't a flight of fancy. Biologists used a plane to successfully teach many young, captive-bred whooping cranes to migrate cross-country. But the birds aren't reproducing well.
Why are there so many starlings? New study has the answers
Researchers at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology found incredible abaptability in a a super-successful non-native species.
Why antidepressants are threatening the love songs of starlings
The sound of starlings singing for a mate could vanish from the British countryside because of high levels of antidepressants in the environment, a study suggests.
The Great Mystery of Why Starlings Flock in Murmurations
There are various theories as to why starlings, a noisy and social bird, take to the skies and perform aerial acrobatics. Some scientists say that it's to ward off predators, while others say it's to keep warm.
When churches fly like starlings
The birds fly without a designated leader. It takes them about 50 milliseconds to reach consensus.
Christian Camp Theme Ideas
Bible lesson ideas for Christian camp<br>When you are planning a Christian camp program, a theme can tie the activities and devotions of the week together. As you consider themes, think of ways you can teach lessons of the Bible and the church using hands-on projects that will leave a big impression in the minds of campers.<br>Live to Serve<br>Being of service, cleaning up the street.<br>A service theme can be tailored to the structure and time line of your program, whether…
How bird flocks are like liquid helium
Mathematical model shows how hundreds of starlings coordinate their movements in flight
An unintentional birder writes of what she found in the sky
BOOK REVIEWMost birders have a "spark bird," some rare, gorgeous or exotic creature they spot in the wild that hooks them forever on birding.For
Sky-High Design: How To Make A Bird-Friendly Building
Architects are trying to create new buildings with special features designed to keep birds alive.
Out of Their Eggs, Into the Sky: How Baby Pterosaurs May Have Taken Flight
Researchers say the flying reptiles didn’t need much parental guidance.
Scientists think these fossils reveal how land animals first took to the sky
Pterosaurs may have dominated the skies for 150 million years, but how they gained their wings has been a mystery. Now, recently unearthed skulls and skeletons may have helped fill a 28-million-year gap in the flying reptiles' family tree.
When Animals Fall from the Sky
Crows Are Crowding Your Bay Area Skies. Why?
It's not your imagination: There are a lot more crows in parts of the Bay Area than there used to be. Can you learn to love them?
Do We Need Wildlife Preserves In The Sky?
As drones start to crowd airspace, birds and bats will become even more threatened than they are by planes.
A Hard Lesson Learned in Caring For Baby Chicks
I’m hesitant to tell this, because I know some will condemn me. They’ll call me irresponsible, a bad parent. The guilt is still fresh.
17 Life Lessons We Learned From Watching "The Nun"
It's always good to have a vial of sacred blood handy, obvs.
Tell us: what lesson did you learn from your summer job?
We would like to hear from readers about their past and present experiences of summer work
Why Isn't the Sky Blue?
What is the color of honey, and "faces pale with fear"?
Why are we disconnected from our hearts?
I love how life sometimes teaches us the exact lesson we need to learn and the catalyst for the lesson usually comes in the form of a big BANG. It …
