Classifying Heat Waves Will Help People Better Understand Their Dangers
Recently, I interviewed a DoorDash driver named Britni Duwii for a story about the dangers…
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Light and sound waves reveal negative pressure
Negative pressure is a rare and challenging-to-detect phenomenon in physics. Using liquid-filled optical fibers and…
Twisted lasers could let us send messages with gravitational waves
Twisted lasers could shake up space-timeWanwalder/iStockphoto/Getty Images Powerful, twisting lasers could let us create and…
Summer Sizzles On, With Triple-Digit Heat Waves Breaking Records
Officially it's nearly autumn, but oppressive heat continues to broil the low-lying deserts of California…
Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
Earlier this summer, as a brutal heat dome settled over Texas, the large pecan tree…
Summer Isn’t Done, With Triple-Digit Heat Waves Expected to Hit This Weekend
With just two weeks of summer left, oppressive heat will continue to broil the low-lying…