ESA’s CryoSat-2 satellite, designed and operated to measure polar ice thickness, recorded significant disruptions during the extreme geomagnetic storm that struck Earth in May 2024. The event, ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Nature on March 4, 2026, finds that up to 132 million more people worldwide may be exposed ...

Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing—a sliderule simulator that can ...

UC San Diego glaciologist Helen Fricker was a Ph.D. student when she started using a measurement technique called altimetry. It’s done using a satellite orbiting the earth. “On board is a laser. It's ...

Abstract: Satellite altimetry is a primary method for monitoring dynamic changes in polar ice and snow. However, recent studies on extreme melting events have revealed the notable impact of radar ...

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WSJ National Security Reporter Robbie Gramer explains the rationale behind President Trump’s military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Aaron ...

Although not a household scientific name like Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan—who tragically died in 1920 at the age of 32—was one of the greatest minds in ...

Before Tara Selter, the protagonist of “On the Calculation of Volume,” a series by the Danish author Solvej Balle, gets trapped in a time loop, she is one half of a unit called T. & T. Selter. It’s a ...

Google has updated its Calculator app with a Material 3 Expressive design. Besides new colors, the redesign brings new button styles and enhanced overflow menu options. The update also brings a new ...

Celeste Rodriguez Louro receives funding from the Australian Research Council and Google. Last year I attended a panel on generative AI in education. In a memorable moment, one presenter asked: ...