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When we prepare Media Noche, cook rice, slice camote, or add chilis to our food, we take part in histories formed over thousands of years. The New Year feast reflects centuries of interaction across ...

Birds rely on natural timing patterns for survival and breeding. Climate change and urbanization disrupt these rhythms.