Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the physics driving large-scale ice movements in Antarctica. Their findings reveal that existing models lack critical…
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Stanford Scientists Just Found a Missing Piece in Antarctica’s Ice Puzzle
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The Tiny Gold Device That Just Shattered Data Speed Records
Researchers have developed a next-generation plasmonic modulator that enables optical data transmission at record-breaking terahertz frequencies. This innovation is set to transform 6G, computing, and medical imaging by making data transfer…
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Satellites Capture the Hidden Forces Shaping the Sky Over Remote Volcanoes
Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past volcanic peaks create swirling vortex streets, while volcanic emissions brighten passing clouds. These islands, rarely…
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How we’re about to solve the world’s greatest archaeological puzzle
For more than a century, giant patterns and pictures sketched into the plains south of Lima, Peru, have mystified archaeologists. Named for their makers, the Nazca people who lived between 200 BC and 650 AD, the ‘Nazca lines’ remain one of…
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Terahertz Waves for 6G Get a Boost With New Chip Design
Terahertz waves have been proposed as a powerful tool to quickly transfer giant volumes of data in potential 6G networks and to see through solid matter, like X-rays—only without the hazardous ionizing radiation. Actually implementing these…
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How do cars get their names? Art, science, and a legal process.
Some people stress about naming a pet, vacillating between Steve and Spot and Bark Twain. Naming a child is even more fraught because parents generally don’t want their offspring to carry a burdensome name, one that lends itself to…
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A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles off the east coast of England. This set off a series of large explosions…
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Wildfires Are One of Hurricane Helene’s Lasting Legacies
Dozens of other fires broke out in Georgia and western North Carolina, which were both hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. In some areas, the fallen trees can act as fuel and promote fire spread in the short and long term, according to Virginia…
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Planetary Boundaries in Peril: The Hidden Cost of Critical Metals
The study indicates that regional water availability limits both the current and future production of 32 geological resources. Geological resources, including critical metals and minerals, are essential for advancing technologies like renewable…
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Raw Sewage Spill Fouls Waters Between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico
Crews performing repairs to a system of pipes meant to send sewage flows from the Tijuana, Mexico, area to treatment plants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border reported a rupture beginning the night of March 8 that sent millions of gallons of…
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