The Science of Indonesia's Surprise Tsunami

Dozens of earthquakes rocked the region, but a tsunami didn't seem imminent. Then the massive waves began crashing in.
Yahoo

Meet David Joyner, the professor who cloned himself with an AI avatar named ‘DAI-vid,’ as part of an experiment to ‘democratize’ online learning

As AI sweeps through higher education, a growing number of professors have been drawing a line in the sand—banning AI tools from the classroom and returning to classic “blue book” exams to ensure ...
IEEE

Precise End-Effector Control for an Aerial Manipulator Under Composite Disturbances: Theory and Experiments

Abstract: One of inescapable challenges in facilitating the application of aerial manipulators is to achieve the high precision control performance of the end-effector. The manipulator motions beneath ...
WTOP News

7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines and may cause tsunami

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, prompting officials to order villagers to evacuate from ...
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Tsunami warning as powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Philippines

Another strong earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday. A tsunami warning was temporarily issued for seven provinces. The 7.4-magnitude quake had its epicenter at a shallow depth on the island ...
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6.6 magnitude quake in Papua New Guinea, no tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 has struck near Papua New Guinea's second-largest city, Lae. The US Geological Survey reported the epicentre was about 26 kilometres west-south-west of Lae, and 99.4 ...
Post-Courier

Minister confirms 6.7 magnitude earthquake near Lae: No tsunami threat

Defence Minister and Minister responsible for the National Disaster Centre (NDC), Dr. Billy Joseph, has confirmed a recent powerful earthquake near Lae, assuring the public that there is no tsunami ...
The Atlantic

The American Experiment

“A magazine, when properly conducted, is the nursery of genius; and by constantly accumulating new matter, becomes a kind of market for wit and utility.” Thomas Paine made this (true) statement in ...
ScienceAlert

Quantum Tunneling Experiments Earn Team The Nobel Prize in Physics

Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for putting quantum mechanics into action and enabling the development of all kinds of ...
Post-Courier

Strong M6.6 Earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea; Tsunami risk ruled out

A powerful earthquake, measuring 6.6, on the Richter scale struck Papua New Guinea late Tuesday evening, causing significant alarm and widespread shaking across several regions. The epicentre was ...
GMA Network

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea; no tsunami threat to PH

There was no tsunami threat to the country after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The ...