When foams collapse (and when they don"t)
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have revealed how liquid foams collapse by observing individual collapse events with high-speed video microscopy. They found that cracks in films led to a receding liquid front that sweeps up the origina.....»»
At least 24 killed in India after heavy rains
At least 24 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday......»»
Atlantic collapse: Q&A with scientists behind controversial study predicting a colder Europe
In late July, a study published in Nature Communications warned that a critical ocean system that brings warm water up the North Atlantic, also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), was at risk of collapse by 2095 for want.....»»
Could this supermassive black hole only have formed by direct collapse?
Nearly every galaxy in the universe contains a supermassive black hole. Even galaxies that are billions of light years away. This means supermassive black holes form early in the development of a galaxy. They are possibly even the gravitational seeds.....»»
The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse. It would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe
Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or.....»»
The "Gulf Stream" will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong
Those following the latest developments in climate science would have been stunned by the jaw-dropping headlines last week proclaiming the "Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests"—which responded to a recent publication in Natu.....»»
To spread or slide? Scientists uncover how foams spread on surfaces
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the physics behind how foams spread on surfaces. The scientists placed balls of foam on a flat substrate and then scraped across it with a plate. They identified different patterns that st.....»»
Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says
A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by mid-century, according to a new study, and scientists have said before that such a collapse could cause catastrophic sea-level rise and extreme weat.....»»
Researchers look at who"s to blame for financial fraud
When companies deceive shareholders about earnings or commit other kinds of accounting fraud, the legal fireworks can be spectacular. Even if the companies don't collapse, as in the notorious Enron case, some executives are sent to jail, fired, or ot.....»»
Is A Mega-ocean Current About to Shut Down?
An alarming study predicts an imminent collapse, but some experts say the evidence is insufficient.....»»
Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century
Important ocean currents that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions persist. This is the conclusion base.....»»
Global PC market"s ongoing collapse has been an opportunity for Mac to gain market share
The Mac is more than holding its own in the gradually collapsing PC market, with Apple the only one of the top six vendors to see year-over-year growth.Mac StudioReports of the global PC market being in decline are not new, and neither is Apple's abi.....»»
Global PC market is continuing to collapse for everybody but Apple
Apple was the only one in the top five PC vendors to see year-on-year growth in global shipments in Q2, increasing its market share for Mac.MacBook ProThe global PC market is continuing its decline compared to the previous year's quarterly results, w.....»»
Lordstown CEO says he was ghosted by Foxconn unit a year before collapse
Lordstown has filed for bankruptcy after struggling to build its electric trucks and failing to consummate a partnership that would have made it the engineering arm for Foxconn’s U.S. EV operations......»»
A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier
Climate change is making summers hotter, blackouts more common, and heat-related illness more dangerous. The power system may be resilient—but it still has vulnerabilities......»»
TerraUSD: South Korea "cryptocrash king" Do Kwon jailed
The collapse of the terraUSD stablecoin and the associated Luna token rocked cryptocurrency markets......»»
How will the I-95 bridge collapse affect the supply chain? It will be "staggering," expert says
The collapse of an Interstate 95 bridge in Philadelphia creates not just a traffic problem, it's also a "really serious" supply chain problem—and that's going to hit your wallet, Northeastern University expert Nada Sanders says......»»
Why didn"t the Big Bang collapse in a giant black hole?
Despite the enormous densities, the early universe didn't collapse into a black hole because, simply put, there was nothing to collapse into......»»
Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers "Ecological Disaster"
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says.....»»
The Kakhovka Dam Collapse Is an Ecological Disaster
Water surging from the broken Ukrainian dam is killing animals, destroying habitats, and unleashing pollution. The effects may be irreversible......»»
Saving humanity: Here"s a radical approach to building a sustainable and just society
Collectively, we are driving Earth and civilization towards collapse. Human activities have exceeded planetary boundaries. We are changing the climate, losing biodiversity, degrading land, contaminating freshwater, and damaging the nitrogen and phosp.....»»