Greenland’s Melting Glaciers Spew a Complicated Treasure: Sand
Meltwater from the island’s ice sheet is loaded with the right kind of sand for concrete production—which further warms the planet......»»
Earth underwent a massive, rapid melting period after the last global ice age, new study suggests
At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results from a Virginia Tech-led study provide the first direct geochemical evidence of the slushy planet—other.....»»
Update on Little Donkey Who"d Been Chained Up & Left All Alone Has People Melting
Update on Little Donkey Who"d Been Chained Up & Left All Alone Has People Melting.....»»
"Doomsday" Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineering
New studies about the Thwaites Glacier, also called the "Doomsday Glacier," have sparked a conversation about geoengineering as a climate change solution......»»
African Sahara "greening" can alter Northern Hemisphere climate, modeling study finds
Africa's Sahara Desert may be considered a vast expanse of barren sand with limited vegetation, an extreme environment for plants and animals to thrive, but life always finds a way. Indeed, vegetation growth in the desert has waxed and waned over mil.....»»
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience.....»»
Apple is buying a treasure in Pixelmator, and we hope it won"t get destroyed
If Apple's surprise acquisition of Mac developer Pixelmator passes the regulators, the future of its beloved apps may be bright — or there could be dark skies ahead.Dark Sky (left) was shut down, Apple Music Classical (right) came from an acquisiti.....»»
International SWOT satellite spots planet-rumbling Greenland tsunami
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, a collaboration between NASA and France's CNES (Center National d'Études Spatiales), detected the unique contours of a tsunami that sloshed within the steep walls of a fj.....»»
Using mathematics to better understand cause and effect
Cause and effect. We understand this concept from an early age. Tug on a pull toy's string, and the toy follows. Naturally, things get much more complicated as a system grows, as the number of variables increases, and as noise enters the picture. Eve.....»»
In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies—implications for global pest control
Take a stroll along one of the beaches on Hawaii Island in late summer, and you'll likely stumble upon almond-shaped fruits lying in the sand. Known as false kamani nuts, or tropical almonds, they fall from tall, shady Terminalia catappa trees that l.....»»
If Trump dismantles the NOAA, it will affect wildfires and food prices
Taking away NOAA weather and climate data could raise food prices, among other things. As the Popo Agie River wends its way down from the glaciers atop Wyoming’s Wind River Moun.....»»
SetMe makes remote support intuitive for everyone on Windows and MacOS
For any business, big or small, SetMe Expert console makes it easy to remotely manage systems without installing complicated software. Learn all about it here......»»
Norman coin hoard becomes England"s most valuable treasure—it could have been worth a lot more
There is clearly giddy excitement in the shaky footage showing hands scrabbling in the soil in the Chew Valley in south-west England. A close-up shot captures someone pulling silver coin after silver coin from the churned earth as a woman laughs "the.....»»
Large meltwater accumulation revealed inside Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study published in Nature unveils a surprising discovery: a substantial amount of meltwater is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer months. For the first time, an international group of researchers was able to quantif.....»»
AI training method can drastically shorten time for calculations in quantum mechanics
The close relationship between AI and highly complicated scientific computing can be seen in the fact that both the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry were awarded to scientists for devising AI for their respective fields of study. KAIST rese.....»»
Volcanic "cryptic carbon" emissions may be a hidden driver of Earth"s past climate
An international team of geoscientists led by a volcanologist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes continued to spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from deep with.....»»
Is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is now an Xbox first-party game now, so that means it should be available on Game Pass, right? The answer is a little complicated......»»
Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation, study warns
The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from melting Arctic sea-ice into the Nordic Seas likely si.....»»
These video game engines are powering today’s retro revival
Bringing retro games to modern consoles may sound like a snap, but it's a more complicated task than you might think......»»
I wish I played the original Romancing Saga 2 before its misguided remake
Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of the Seven reimagines an RPG cult classic, but its modern touches sand down the the original's pixelated charm......»»
Qualcomm brings laptop-class CPU cores to phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite
New CPU cores replace more complicated mix-and-match of CPU architectures. Qualcomm has a new chip for flagship phones, and the best part is that it uses an improved version of th.....»»