In the 1970s, only 5 black robins—and 1 breeding pair—existed in the world. Found only on the Chatham Islands, NZ, the tiny birds were brought back from extinction by a pioneering breeding program that used other species to foster parent the robins’ eggs. The robins have steadily increased to...
!["In the turquoise waters off Kaafu Atoll, the company’s [Coastal Assembly] automated intelligence analyzed 10 years of satellite imagery, currents and other data to predict erosion patterns. Then the company designed and installed 54 structures cast from marine concrete blended with sand and crushed shells, arranged in a row of hexagons. The structure is specially designed to break up eroding waves while allowing the flow of currents that accumulate sand and sediment."
(Image courtesy of Coastal Assembly.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:er4antdw3ismewcr3uhznqgk/bafkreidme7nu4dqmudqa6oopubdj7dkcr62pzkymkmmt7b7wtp45ifjduq)
