Winter weather poses challenges for the blind: unshovelled sidewalks thick with snow. Cane-users and guide dogs alike find hardship in the cold. Here’s how you can help.

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Gray squirrels "feel safer" around road noise, a study found. Research from the University of Exeter reveals the paradoxical ways gray squirrels balance risk and foraging in urban environments.