Redbox kiosks are disappearing, but where are they ending up?
Redbox movie rental kiosks belong to a bygone era, and so retailers are starting to remove them from outside their stores......»»
Google Play users can"t buy apps in Russia anymore
One by one, the U.S.-based tech products and services are disappearing from Russia.The latest in line are all payment-based Google and YouTube services in Russia, as the country's war with Ukraine continues. Reuters, which first reported the news, sa.....»»
Extinction crisis: Native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching
At the time Australia was colonized by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent's northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found no.....»»
The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape......»»
Toshiba to pilot "holographic" self-check kiosks in Tokyo 7-Eleven stores
Toshiba is making moves in this direction with touchless "holographic" displays. The self-check stands do not employ actual holograms—it looks to be more of a variation on the Pepper's Ghost illusion. When combined with gesture recognition, the eff.....»»
Leaf oysters: The unsung heroes of estuaries are disappearing
Camouflaged by a layer of silty mud, most people probably wouldn't notice the large flat oysters lurking beneath shallow water in Australia's coastal estuaries. These are remarkable "leaf oysters," and they can form reefs, produce mauve pearls, and r.....»»
Why are San Jose"s trees disappearing? City loses hundreds of acres each year
San Jose's trees are slowly vanishing......»»
Looking at factors that accelerate mass extinction in the fossil record as climate changes
The Late Devonian mass extinction (roughly 372 million years ago) was one of five mass extinctions in Earth's history, with roughly 75% of all species disappearing over its course. It happened in two "pulses," spaced about 800,000 years apart, with m.....»»
70 million years on earth, 40 years of decline: the endangered eel
Eels were once so abundant that they were considered a pest, but today the ancient creature is threatened by human activity and risks disappearing altogether, scientists and environmentalists warn......»»
WhatsApp now allows for disappearing messages - but what"s the point?
Meta has announced that you can now make all your chats disappear by default, but is this a win or loss for your privacy?.....»»
WhatsApp upgrades its disappearing messages feature
WhatsApp expands its disappearing messages features on iOS and Android with new durations and defaults......»»
Tropical forests recover after deforestation
Tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate through deforestation, but they also have the potential to regrow naturally on abandoned lands. This has been shown by an international study led by scientists from Wageningen University. How a fo.....»»
Microbiologists have cracked the case of Shedd Aquarium’s missing medicines
An antiparasitic drug called chloroquine kept vanishing from water in quarantine habitat. Enlarge / The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago partnered with microbiologists at Northwestern University to find out why chloroquine kept disappearing f.....»»
Twitter update will help keep tweets from disappearing while they are being read
Twitter has introduced changes that would prevent auto refreshes and allow users to control when they see tweets......»»
EXPLAINER: How warming affects Arctic sea ice, polar bears
Majestic, increasingly hungry and at risk of disappearing, the polar bear is dependent on something melting away on our warming planet: sea ice......»»
Can selective breeding of "super kelp" save our cold water reefs from hotter seas?
Australia's vital kelp forests are disappearing in many areas as our waters warm and our climate changes......»»
Apple Watch Series 7 band options keep disappearing from Apple"s store
It's not just Apple's devices like the Apple Watch Series 7 that are hard to get, the company is having a hard time keeping its own bands in stock too.Different colors and band types come and go on the Apple StoreAnyone wanting to get an Apple Watch.....»»
Walmart Shoppers Can Now Buy Bitcoin at 200 Kiosks in Its Stores
Walmart has started a pilot program in which shoppers can buy Bitcoin at Coinstar kiosks in some of its U.S. stores. From a report: The test with Coinstar, which is known for the machines that let customers exchange U.S. coins for paper bills or gift.....»»
Valuable peatlands at risk of disappearing
Peatlands are valuable ecosystems that store water and large quantities of carbon and that support high biodiversity. However, 20 percent of the European raised bog habitat is currently under threat from climate change and dewatering......»»
WhatsApp messages are being deleted by UK officials. Should that be allowed?
The UK government is facing a legal challenge to it stop from using WhatsApp "disappearing messages" and force it to keep complete records of government discussions......»»
Female and young walruses depend on disappearing Arctic sea ice for food sources
A new study shows that disappearing sea ice is a significant element of the food web supporting female walruses and their dependent young in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea. Researchers were able to trace biomarkers that are unique to algae growing within s.....»»