Predicting tropical cyclones (TCs) accurately is crucial for disaster mitigation and public safety. Although the forecasting accuracy of TC tracks has improved substantially in recent decades, ...

Clusters of tiny holes or bumps can spark strong aversion in people with trypophobia, a condition researchers link more to disgust and fear than real threat. Common textures, such as coral or seed ...

The deep seabed is becoming a new arena of great power competition. China has consolidated its role as the largest contractor in the International Seabed Authority, while the United States, under ...

With a four-day meeting at Ghent University, the third phase of the European research project MiningImpact has officially begun. Researchers from nine countries are joining forces to study the ...

If you’ve ever wondered how Bitcoin actually works—beyond the price charts and celebrity tweets—this one's for you. "Bitcoin mining is like a big guessing game on computers," Holmes explained. "People ...

Learn how Network in Network (NiN) architectures work and how to implement them using PyTorch. This tutorial covers the concept, benefits, and step-by-step coding examples to help you build better ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The ISA Council finished the second reading of the draft regulations for the commercial exploitation of deep-sea minerals. However, the Earth ...

This work was supported by the Pulitzer Center. On July 22, 2024, a team of researchers released a shocking discovery: Deep-sea rocks appear to be producing oxygen in the blackness of the ocean’s ...

A United Nations-affiliated organization with jurisdiction over the global seabed took a tentative step Monday to respond to US President Donald Trump’s fast-tracking of deep-sea mining for critical ...

Participants gathered Sunday to protest deep-sea mining during a paddle-out ceremony. More than 80 people attended the event. Carissa Cabrera, founder of the ocean advocacy group Futureswell, noted ...