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In 2014, East Bay Regional Park District began restoring Dotson Family Marsh, creating channels that reconnected it to the San Francisco Bay. 6 years later, tidal wetlands had returnedHistory of Dotson Family Marsh helps explain why its recovery matters. The broader 150-acre property was acquired by the East Bay Regional ...- GameStop expects lower quarterly sales on store closures, France exitThe videogame retailer expects quarterly net sales in the range of $780 million to $800 million on a preliminary basis, compared with $972....
- 32,600 used tires did not go to a landfill. Instead, Michigan turned them into a 1.15-mile road in Clare County that can also reduce traffic noise. The next target is Detroit roadsMichigan is turning discarded tires into road-building material, with 32,600 passenger tire equivalents reused on a 1.15-mile stretch of Ha...
- Heavy rain lashes several parts of Odisha; red alert issued for three districtsA low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has caused heavy rainfall across Odisha. Weather officials issued a red alert for three distri...
- He jumped 20 feet into a gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo in 1986 to save a 5-year-old boy who had fallen unconscious, then paramedic Brian Fox treated the injured child with a massive silverback only feet away, as stunned visitors watched from aboveThirty years ago, paramedic Brian Fox entered a gorilla enclosure to save a critically injured boy. He bravely climbed in after the five-ye...
- In 1984, two shuttle-deployed satellites became stranded when their rocket stages failed; months later, Discovery astronauts captured both and returned them to the shuttleIn 1984, a space shuttle mission retrieved two communication satellites left in the wrong orbit. Insurance underwriters funded this unusual...
- In 2024, researchers tested crushed waste concrete as a base for Chesapeake oyster reefs; oyster spat grew and survived with no detectable hydrocarbon leachingIn the Chesapeake Bay, recycled concrete rubble is proving to be a nursery for young oysters. Scientists have discovered that this crushed ...
- In 2016, researchers restored 452 meters of Maryland's Muddy Creek with woodchips, sand and gravel. 2 years later, monitoring found suspended sediment fell 73.8%, improving stream functionMuddy Creek is a tributary of the Rhode River and flows through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, an important site for ecolog...
- California lost 60% of its coastal dunes since 1850; now a 30-acre restoration project in Santa Monica is fighting sea-level riseSanta Monica Beach Dunes Restoration Project is designed to restore a portion of this historic ecosystem. The Santa Monica Bay National Est...
- In Texas, oyster-shell waste became reef “shell bags”; along Galveston Bay, the new shell reefs supported living oysters and helped stabilize shorelinesThe Galveston Bay Foundation has initiated a commendable recycling program to repurpose oyster shells from local restaurants for vital reef...
- After two decades of legal deadlock, accused 9/11 mastermind gets a 2028 trial dateA U.S. Air Force judge has ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks, and three co-defendants to s...
- China joins India search for 22 missing after cargo ship sinksChinese authorities were assisting India's search for 22 crew members missing after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal...
- Weather today (August 24): Delhi-NCR may get light rain; IMD warns of heavy rain and thunderstorms in Uttarakhand, Odisha, TelanganaWeather today (August 24): Delhi-NCR may see light rain and thunderstorms on August 24, while the IMD has warned of heavier rainfall in Utt...
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana weather today (August 24): IMD warns heavy rain, thunderstorms likely in Hyderabad, Amaravati and other cities due to low-pressure area over Bay of BengalAndhra Pradesh and Telangana may see heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds on August 24 as a low-pressure area develops over the northw...
- Fresh low-pressure system to bring more rain in EastA fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring more rain to south West Bengal from Monday, with scattered showers li...
- Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 crew members sinks in Bay of Bengal, 240 nautical miles off Odisha; rescue operations underwayA Panama-flagged cargo ship sank Saturday in the Bay of Bengal. The vessel was carrying iron ore from Odisha towards Singapore. Twenty-four...
- $3,000 Walmart theft spree over 3 weeks: How Flock cameras helped catch Florida corrections officers accused of stealing LEGO sets and Magic cardsTwo Florida corrections officers are accused of a three-week Walmart theft spree involving more than $3,000 in LEGO sets, Magic: The Gather...
- Dolphins use ‘sponge gloves’ to hunt: The clever trick is passed from mothers to their calves. Scientists share fascinating story of dolphins' hunting techniqueIn Shark Bay, Australia, some bottlenose dolphins use marine sponges as hunting tools, placing them over their beaks while searching for pr...
- In 2014, California buried an abandoned airfield under 5.8 million cubic yards of harbor mud, then opened 998 acres to the tidesOnce serving as a military airfield, a site in Marin County, California, has evolved into a vibrant wetland. Engineers meticulously utilize...
- In 2006, engineers reused 250,000 cubic yards of dredged sand to restore Elders Point East in Jamaica Bay. 10 years later, the approach had restored 40 acres of wetlands and helped reverse marsh-island erosionA New York Harbor dredging project became an opportunity to restore Jamaica Bay’s declining marsh islands. Beginning in 2006, the U.S. Army...
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