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Declining ocean memory between the present and the end of the 21st century--blue indicates decline, red indicates increase in memory. Credit: Shi, et al. (2022) Using future projections from the latest generation of Earth System Models, a recent study published in Science Advances found that most of the world's ocean is steadily losing its year-to-year memory under global warming.…

Peyto Glacier, 1999-2021.Scientists have been observing Peyto Glacier in Alberta since the 1960s.Peyto Glacier in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada is among the most closely monitored glaciers in the world. In 1968, the United Nations selected Peyto as a reference glacier for the International Hydrological Decade research initiative. Ever since, teams of researchers have traveled to the Canadian Rockies on a regular basis to conduct field work and calculate changes in the mass of the glacier, providing the scientific…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From Nike to Ben & Jerry's to Airbnb, more and more brands are taking a stand on sociopolitical issues (often called brand activism), to the point it's arguably become a component of any brand's strategy. …

Signal has introduced a new functionality that lets users change their registered phone number on the app, without losing their chat history. When a user changes their phone number on Signal, all their contacts will get a in-chat notification that mentions the update. Since all conversations on Signal are end-to-end encrypted, the instant messaging service links the chats to a user's phone number, which signifies that the conversations are not stored and synchronised on the cloud.As per a blog post, Signal has now added…

Sky Mavis, the developer studio of popular NFT game Axie Infinity, is ramping up efforts to secure its networks. The firm is offering up to $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.5 crore) as a bug bounty to developers who could identify security loopholes in its networks. The step follows a mega hack incident that drained Sky Mavis's Ronin Network out of $625 million (roughly Rs. 4,729 crore). The Ronin Network is an Ethereum-linked sidechain built by Sky Mavis for blockchain gaming specifically.In a detailed blog, Sky Mavis has…