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SALT MARSH VEGETATION RECOVERY
In 2019, Georgia placed 5,000 cubic yards of dredged sediment on a 5-acre salt marsh; six years later, it remained about 12 cm higher, with plant growth similar to nearby marshesWetlands serve as vital buffers in coastal regions, adeptly mitigating storm impacts while also acting as natural filters for pollutants. A...- ‘What ‘no palm oil’ labels tell consumers and what they don’tIndia cannot spend Rs 11,040 crore building a domestic oil palm economy while allowing brands to turn the same crop into a warning sign. Th...
- California cleared invasive plants from three Camp Pendleton breeding areas; willow flycatchers resettled at those sites within 5–7 yearsIn 2023, a lone Southwestern Willow Flycatcher was spotted at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, a notable event after an absence since 2012...
- Mumbai nutritionist’s podi recipe adds a spicy twist to everyday meals. No fancy ingredients; only seeds and curry leavesMumbai nutritionist Vanshika Khurana has revealed a recipe for a spicy podi, which enhances various meals. This South Indian dry spice blen...
- Scientists studied 240,000 years of data about America’s ‘Dead Sea’ and found that it was 10 times bigger and much less salty than todayRecent research study revealed that the Great Salt Lake in Utah once boasted a size tenfold larger than today. By analyzing sediment cores ...
- Why Andrew stopped speaking with Sarah Ferguson and made her ‘persona non grata’ while he is ‘having a very nice time’Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew are in a period of silence, with Ferguson not welcomed at Andrew's home following a split linked to revela...
- At 75, Rajinikanth still packs action star energy: ‘5 whites’ diet rule and workout routine is Jailer 2 star's fitness secretAt 75, Rajinikanth continues to perform action-heavy roles and maintain the energy expected of a much younger star. Ahead of Jailer 2 relea...
- Florida researchers used 90 robotic rabbits to catch Burmese pythons. What happened next even scientists couldn't believeResearchers in Florida's Everglades have turned to creativity in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons by designing robotic rabbits....
- Indira Ekadashi Fasting Rules 2026: What to Eat, What to Avoid and How to Break the Fast CorrectlyIndira Ekadashi 2026: Indira Ekadashi is being observed today, October 6, 2026, during Pitru Paksha. For devotees observing the fast, knowi...
- Navratri Vrat Food List 2026: What Can You Eat? Kuttu, Singhara, Sendha Namak Rules & Puja Samagri ChecklistSharad Navratri 2026 begins on October 11 and continues through October 19, with Vijayadashami on October 20. For devotees observing a vrat...
- Industry body urges cooking oil firms to pass on import duty cut to consumers as festive season nearsIndian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association calls on companies to reduce retail prices following recent government duty cuts. The duty redu...
- Homeowners, read this first: Mortgage interest and property taxes only help in 2026 if you itemize, and many are better off skipping itHomeowners may want to look twice before claiming mortgage interest and property taxes as tax breaks in 2026. Those expenses help only when...
- Mary Zmudowski was a California schoolteacher when she donated 155 acres of coastal land to the state in 1950; today it is a 220-acre state beach bearing her nameZmudowski State Beach, a treasured spot north of Monterey, owes its existence to Mary Zmudowski's generous donation in 1950. While facing t...
- In 2019, Maryland pumped 60,000 cubic yards of dredged mud onto eroding Swan Island; the material rebuilt about 12 acres of marsh and dunes with 200,000 plantsSwan Island, an uninhabited marsh island in Chesapeake Bay, faces challenges due to severe erosion and habitat loss. The U.S. Army Corps of...
- In 2014, New Jersey reused 7,000 cubic yards of dredged sand at Ring Island; the new nesting ground was later used by 4 threatened or at-risk shorebird speciesNew Jersey has implemented an innovative project to support nesting birds facing habitat loss due to rising sea levels. Sand dredged from w...
- In 2015, New Jersey pumped 30,000 cubic yards of dredged mud into a breach splitting Mordecai Island; the project rejoined the island and rebuilt nesting habitatMordecai Island in New Jersey has faced significant erosion, losing half of its land over the past century. To combat this, engineers intro...
- Chicago’s lost wetlands are coming back. Here’s how scientists, beavers and muskrats are rebuilding the Calumet regionSometimes restoring nature isn't about building something new. It's about fixing what was broken and giving nature the chance to rebuild it...
- New Orleans is turning discarded bottles into coastal sand. Crushed glass is now helping rebuild shrinking wetlandsNew Orleans is using crushed glass to build new islands and strengthen wetlands. This innovative approach tackles waste and coastal erosion...
- In just decades, the world's fourth-largest lake vanished and became a 23,000-sq-mile desert. Now millions of shrubs are bringing hope backThe Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest lake, dramatically shrank after Soviet irrigation diverted its rivers. Today, Kazakhstan is r...
- A New York City marsh was disappearing for decades; scientists added 20 inches of sand and watched what happened nextA salt marsh restoration experiment began at Big Egg Marsh in 2002. Scientists raised the marsh with sand and planted thousands of cordgras...
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