The Mesopotamian Marshes Are Disappearing, Again
The World Heritage site in southern Iraq survived Saddam Hussein’s campaign to drain the wetlands. Now they’re drying up, and biodiversity is collapsing......»»
Last total lunar eclipse for three years arrives Tuesday
Better catch the moon's disappearing act Tuesday—there won't be another like it for three years......»»
Large tortoises lived in South Africa long ago: How we recorded their fast-disappearing traces
In 1835 Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, was exploring an island in the Galápagos archipelago when he encountered "two large tortoises, each of which must have weighed at least two hundred pounds". He had never seen anything li.....»»
Pantone wants $15/month for the privilege of using its colors in Photoshop
Changes have already hit some users, but communication and timing are muddled. Enlarge / The Pantone Solid Coated and Solid Uncoated color libraries are disappearing from Adobe's apps at some point, though the exact timing isn't.....»»
SpaceX successfully launches its first Falcon Heavy in 40 months
SpaceX now has one more landing—51—than launches this year. Enlarge / The Falcon Heavy rocket as seen at an altitude of about 160 meters on Tuesday, climbing above the fog but disappearing into haze. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann.....»»
The case of Latin America"s mysterious disappearing (and reappearing) white-lipped peccaries
A collaborative study published in PLOS ONE documents the periodic disappearance (and reappearance) of white-lipped peccaries in nine countries in South and Central America. The authors say the population fluctuations may represent the first document.....»»
Goats and Sheep Are Brawling in the Rockies. Blame Glacial Melt
The climate crisis may explain fights as disappearing ice fuels interspecies competition—with goats nearly always winning......»»
Greenland Is Disappearing Quickly, and Scientists Have Found a New Reason Why
Meltwater from Greenland churns the ocean, speeding the loss of glaciers like stirring ice cubes in a glass of water.....»»
Removing notes from Mendelssohn overture shows plight of humpback whales
Hebrides Redacted is meant to show "how human activities have silenced nature.” Hebrides Overture’s disappearing notes highlight the plight of humpback whales. Felix Mendelssohn's The Hebrides was inspired by the composer's 1829 trip.....»»
Disappearing notes in classical tune highlight the dramatic loss of Humpback Whales
A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature—and people are listening......»»
"Schitt"s Creek" has left Netflix. Here"s where to watch it now.
What: Schitt's Creek Where to watch: HuluPremiere date: October 3, 2022 If you can seamlessly deliver a perfect Alexis impression, you’ll rejoice to hear that Schitt's Creek isn't disappearing from streaming. It's just doing a big mov.....»»
U.S. light-vehicle sales expected to stagnate with pent-up demand "quickly disappearing"
Cox Automotive lowered its sales forecast for the third time this year as rising interest rates now threaten to stall demand for new vehicles......»»
The no-tech way to preserve California"s state grass
Though it is disappearing, California's official state grass has the ability to live for 100 years or more. New research demonstrates that sheep and cattle can help it achieve that longevity......»»
What lies beneath melting glaciers and thawing permafrost?
Around the planet, ice is rapidly disappearing. From mountain tops, the poles, the seas, and the tundra. As the ice melts, it's exposing new surfaces, new opportunities, and new threats—including valuable mineral deposits, archaeological relics, no.....»»
Biologists address global extinction crisis
Brook trout are disappearing from American streams. Amphibian habitats are changing. Coral species are dying......»»
Blue crabs found to attack at low tide
Dr. David Johnson, an ecologist at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, has spent more than 20 years in salt marshes, at sites all along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. But while doing research in a Virginia salt marsh at low tide la.....»»
Canada"s disappearing "average farmer" means one-size-fits-all policies no longer work
Canada's agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not all farms have been impacted equally—mid-size farms have been hit the hardest, a.....»»
Iraq"s Garden of Eden now "like a desert"
To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometers (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern Iraq, where drought is devastating swathes of the mythical Mesopotamian Marshes......»»
Extinction Risk May Be Much Worse Than Current Estimates
A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good.....»»
Conservation survey finds native New York state pollinators at risk
A New York state survey, supported by Cornell bee experts, finds that more than half of important native pollinators may be at risk of disappearing from the state—potentially threatening crops, wildflowers and insect diversity......»»
Iguanas reproducing on Galapagos island century after disappearing
A land iguana that disappeared more than a century ago from one of the Galapagos Islands is reproducing naturally following its reintroduction there, Ecuador's environment ministry announced Monday......»»