Crumbling

The unmistakable stench of rotting food filled the space formerly occupied by chef Matthew Kenney’s trendy Venice restaurant, Plant Food + Wine.It was coming from the walk-in refrigerator, where spoiled sprouts, garlic and other vegetables had been left to fester after Kenney — an acclaimed vegan chef and cookbook author — closed the restaurant in May.Plant Food + Wine had been the flagship of Kenney’s culinary empire, which, by one count, included more than 50 eateries in a dozen-plus countries as of spring…

It’s among the nation’s most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California’s cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County’s wide-open beaches and San Diego’s oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for its breathtaking views of the pounding Pacific.But can it last?Between crumbling bluffs and relentless beach erosion, regular passenger service along the Lossan (short for Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo)…

On a rather cool spring day in late April, Amy Behrens was strolling through the manicured grounds of Casa Romantica, a historic San Clemente landmark known for its panoramic ocean view, when she heard a low rumble.As she looked on in shock, a portion of the steep sandstone cliff underlying the cultural center crumbled toward the beach below, dragging with it portions of Casa Romantica’s iconic ocean terrace and resplendent walkways planted in bright coastal flora. “I watched the bluff erode right in front of my eyes,”…

In the months after Vladimir Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, Russia saw a mass exodus of IT workers. According to government figures, about 100,000 IT specialists left Russia in 2022, or some 10% of the tech workforce—a number that is likely an underestimate. It has now been over a year since the invasion began. The tech workers who left everything behind to flee Russia warn that the country is well on its way to becoming a village: cut off from the global tech industry, research, funding, scientific exchanges,…

Image: Sundry Photography (Shutterstock)Amazon is closing eight of its Amazon Go stores including two in New York City, effective early this Spring. The company confirmed the closures in an email to Gizmodo but clarified the only stores affected were those that had minimal impact on customers. An Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Gizmodo, “Like any physical retailer, we periodically assess our portfolio of stores and make optimization decisions along the way. In this case, we’ve decided to close a small…

This is Scientific American’s 60 Second Science. I’m Emily Schwing.  Emily Schwing: In September, a massive storm on Alaska’s western coast brought a surge of water 17 miles inland from the Bering Sea to the Cup’ik village of Chevak. Davis Stone: The storm was crazy. Schwing: What was crazy about it? Stone:  It flooded down there just like the sea… Sean Napoleon: It was like an ocean! Stone: Some powers turned out and some people had to sleep at the school for three days. Schwing: Just over 900 people live in…

Polkadot (DOT), Flow (FLOW) Crumbling Down As The Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) Posts A Staggering Growth of 6000% by IndustryTrends November 25, 2022 There has been an increasing demand for real-world utility projects in the crypto world. Investors across the globe have witnessed the resiliency of real-world utility cryptocurrencies during the recent market crash. However, only a few projects come under this category. Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) is a perfect example of solving real-world problems with blockchain technology, and…

Tech is full of smart people who build, run and invest in successful companies that have produced a tremendous amount of innovation. But the industry’s recent spate of failures and reversals has made one thing clear: Many of its leaders aren’t as smart as they thought they were. Just this month, a pair of the world’s mightiest tech names, Amazon.com and Facebook META 0.54% parent Meta Platforms, announced broad layoffs after years of…

by Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Enid Tom, Marcus Lacey and Shawnee Gorringe, The Conversation Credit: Jarrad Kowlessar/courtesy of Gumurr Marthakal Indigenous Rangers Climate change is rapidly intensifying. Amid the chaos and damage it…

The 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf in Antarctica is scored with cracks where icebergs are likely to break off, or calve, in this 2016 photo. The first estimate of Antarctic calving has found that since 1997 ice shelves have lost as much ice from calving as from melting. Credit: NASA/GSFC/OIB/Jeremy HarbeckNew <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established…