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Warming Ocean Tides Melt Glaciers, Which Makes Sea Levels Rise, Which Melts More Glaciers
A large glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting far more rapidly than previously thought, which could mean faster global sea level rise. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at NASA and the University of California Irvine explained that the Petermann Glacier’s interactions with increasingly warming ocean tides…
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We Need a Consumer-First Approach to A.I.
A.I. marketing is at a fever pitch, promising that this new wave of generative AI tools, powered by large language models, can help us do everything from navigating legal contracts to saving hundreds on our phone bills. When a leader like Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai calls AI “more profound than fire or electricity,” it’s hard…
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Airbus Shows Off Space Station Design With Simulated Gravity
European company Airbus unveiled a sleek, modern concept for an orbital module designed to host four astronauts in low Earth orbit, lunar orbit, and possibly during future missions to Mars.
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NASA’s Enigmatic Green Lasers Spotted by Japanese Astronomer
Japanese museum curator and astronomer Daichi Fujii spotted something irregular last September in several motion-sensing cameras he had set up: three brilliant green lights that streaked across the sky.