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......»»
WhatsApp will soon let users keep disappearing messages
In the latest WhatsApp beta, it appears that the company is working on a feature called Kept Messages that allows users to keep disappearing messages. The post WhatsApp will soon let users keep disappearing messages first appeared on Phandroid......»»
Coastal marsh migration may further fuel climate change
As rising sea levels cause marshes to move inland in six mid-Atlantic states, the coastal zone will not continue to serve as a carbon sink but release more carbon into the atmosphere, a new modeling study led by researchers at Duke University finds......»»
The Amazon rainforest is disappearing quickly and threatening Indigenous people who live there
Forests throughout the world are shrinking year after year—and Brazil is the epicenter. According to the World Wildlife Fund, more than a quarter of the Amazon rainforest will be devoid of trees by 2030 if cutting continues at the same speed......»»
Shaky oasis for some polar bears found, but not for species
With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group of Greenland bears seem to have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow a small remote population to "hang on.".....»»
North Carolina could lose up to 40% of its wetlands to sea level rise by 2070, new study shows
Sea level rise poses a grave threat to salt marshes and other coastal wetlands along the North Carolina coast, according to a newly published study......»»
The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Wild Salmon
As climate change deals a blow to coastal habitats, coho salmon are disappearing from California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save them?.....»»
Carbon-Rich Peat Is Disappearing. But Is It Also Growing?
Scientists have discovered “proto-peat” forming in the Arctic as the Earth naturally sequesters carbon, but it could take centuries to mature......»»
Tropical dry forests disappearing rapidly around the globe
Dry tropical forests are important ecosystems, yet these forests are increasingly threatened, a new study discovers. An innovative approach to characterize how deforestation took place since 2000 showed that more than 71 million hectares of tropical.....»»
Sony Leaks: The Xperia 1 IV Might Ditch the Charger
New leaks regarding an upcoming Sony phone have surfaced. The post Sony Leaks: The Xperia 1 IV Might Ditch the Charger first appeared on Phandroid. Smartphone trends tend to spread like wildfire – camera notches, disappearing headphon.....»»
Antarctic sea ice experiences record low extent for the second time in 5 years
Arctic sea ice may be disappearing, but until recently, Antarctic sea ice was having the opposite experience. In February, however, the extent of sea ice at the southern hemisphere experienced a record low, the second such event in five years. Resear.....»»
Urgent action is required to protect world"s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
An international team of environmental scientists has published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world's coral reefs—the "canaries in the coal mine" of climate change......»»
Salt marsh grass on Georgia"s coast gets nutrients for growth from helpful bacteria in its roots
Salt marshes cover much of the state of Georgia's coast and perform key "ecosystem services" for people. They clean the water, protect coastlines against storm surges, and provide a habitat for fish and shellfish. A new study from a team of Georgia T.....»»
As oceans warm, marine cold spells are disappearing
Marine cold spells are cold versions of heat waves: periods of exceptionally cold water, able to hurt or help the ecosystems they hit. As the atmosphere and oceans warm, marine cold spells are becoming less intense and less frequent overall, accordin.....»»
How a Massachusetts salt marsh is changing what we know about New England"s coast
New research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a New England salt marsh fundamentally changes our understanding of how salt marshes acquire the sediment that keeps them viable. This research, published recently.....»»
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......»»
Louisiana"s $2-Billion Gamble: Flood the Land to Save the Coast
A new engineering project would bring much needed land to eroding marshes but at a huge cost to the fishing industry -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
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......»»