“Core on deck!”
For two months, whenever I heard that cry, I would run up to the deck of the JOIDES Resolution to watch the crew pull up a 30-foot (10-meter) cylindrical tube filled with layered, multicolored rock and sediment drilled from the seafloor beneath our ship....
For many people, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is the start of a great day. But caffeine can cause headaches and jitters[1] in others. That’s why many people reach for a decaffeinated cup instead.
I’m a chemistry professor[2] who has taught lectures on why chemicals dissolve in some liquids but not in others. The processes of...
Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD[1], is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a buildup of fat in the liver. Formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, this condition affects 1 in 4 people worldwide[2]. Among those with type 2 diabetes, insulin...
The global information technology outage[1] on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines[2] to hospitals[3] and even the delivery of uniforms[4] for the Olympic Games represents a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.
The outage is emblematic of the way organizational networks, cloud...