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Wild oysters have nearly vanished from US coasts because of storms, oil spills, and overharvesting. Experts say less than 1% of America's wild oyster population remains. Conservationists are restoring wild oyster reefs to combat rising seas and strong storms. Wild oysters used to populate America's coasts. Conservationists are trying to bring them back — not […]
An analysis of 36 years of snowpack shows that the US’s peaks are shrinking, and that means more wildfires, less drinking water … and less skiing. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c115ebca5f1337c8d9e176f/master/pass/sierranevada-640990522.jpg
Glossy brochures with photos of young adults traipsing around leafy quads might dominate the popular imagination of what higher education looks like. But steadily and dramatically, we’re seeing movement away from a life of lecture halls and dorms. The number of higher ed students studying on campus dropped by more than 1 million between 2012 […]
Can we really call the Acura NSX a supercar? Some might disagree. It’s certainly not a super seller, anyway, but not for a lack of trying on Acura’s part to get motoring enthusiasts interested in the concept of a two-seater sport hybrid. For 2019, the second-generation NSX sees its first significant upgrades after awakening from […]
Horrified Jayne Sefton was 24 weeks pregnant when doctors discovered her twins Ruby and Annabelle had a life-threatening condition and told her they had only 24 hours to save them. Annabelle was taking all the nutrients from Ruby, causing her to shrink rapidly. Ruby had already shrunk to half her sister’s size and by the […]
Reuters/Mathieu Belanger Scientists have discovered how many seals polar bears need to catch while they forage on ice to survive. The research shows that the bears are catching fewer seals and moving greater distances than they used to, resulting in an energy imbalance. As Arctic ice declines and food becomes more scarce, polar bears could […]
Glossy brochures with photos of young adults traipsing around leafy quads might dominate the popular imagination of what higher education looks like. But steadily and dramatically, we’re seeing movement away from a life of lecture halls and dorms. The number of higher ed students studying on campus dropped by more than 1 million between 2012 […]
Paramount The movie “Downsizing” imagines a world where a small percentage of the population elects to shrink themselves to 5 inches tall. In the downsized world, people are richer, and their environmental footprint is smaller. Scientists say it’s not really possible to shrink people “at the cellular level” like this, but there are real ways […]
Thomson Reuters Russians are having far fewer children this year than last year — down by roughly 10 to 15%. The most plausible hypothesis for the sharp decrease is Western sanctions. If this keeps up, Russia will only be the 15th most populous nation by 2050. President Vladimir Putin openly admits that economic sanctions “are […]
This Saturday marks the end of the second year of Russia’s military operation in Syria. It’s seen some setbacks, a few major victories, the potential to end the bloody conflict and the risk of rapid descent into a conflict between Russia and the US. Russia’s campaign in Syria was officially launched on September 30, 2015, […]
