On the Monday, May 11, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: La Niña is gone, but NOAA researchers warn its climate impacts may persist. As scientists monitor the Pacific for signs of El Niño, ...

In a tank on the bottom floor of a University of Chicago research laboratory, scientists summon “The Blob” into existence by firing water jets to create an artfully choreographed series of rings.

A massive blob deep under Hawaii seems to be solid and iron-rich, new research finds. This blob — scientifically known as a mega-ultralow velocity zone — may anchor the Hawaii hotspot, an area where ...

Disney's Disability Access Service (DAS) allows guests who cannot wait in a conventional queue to wait elsewhere. Changes last year specify DAS is for guests with developmental disabilities like ...

It all began, as many things do, with Elon Musk. In the early 2010s he realized that AI was on a track to become perhaps the most powerful technology of all time. But he had deep suspicion that if it ...

A weather phenomenon called "The Blob" could have a major impact on Chicago's winter forecast, but what is it exactly? While it may be the title of a famed horror movie, this version of "The Blob" isn ...

Joseph Beuys on his lecture “Jeder Mensch ist ein Künstler – Auf dem Weg zur Freiheitsgestalt des sozialen Organismus” photographed by Rainer Rappmann [de] in Achberg, Germany, 1978. CC BY-SA 3.0 ...

Microsoft is warning IT administrators about an increase in attacks aimed at Azure Blob Storage, saying threat actors are taking advantage of exposed credentials, weak access controls and ...

Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific Northwest coast. Cool water welling up from the depths is thought to be ...

It’s back!!! The “blob” has returned. No, not the 1958 sci-fi film of the same name starring a young Steve McQueen in his first leading role. This “blob” is the marine heatwave that now spans much of ...