Science & Technology

Saving Ships from Extreme Waves

In the winter of 2000, the RRS Discovery recorded the highest waves ever measured in the open ocean, resulting in a surge of interest in extreme waves, and renewed emphasis on protecting ships and offshore structures from their destructive power.

Published 04/10/2012

HIV: A History

Recent research suggests AIDS has been in the human population longer than previously believed, and that in parts of Africa, homegrown initiatives have been more successful at preventing the spread of HIV than the efforts of Western donors.

Published 04/01/2012

Sealab

In the 1960s, Americans were focused on space and the idea of sending a man to the moon. In the meantime, a scrappy group of sea-dwelling divers were looking down—to the bottom of the ocean—and opening a vast undersea world to human exploration.

Published 02/04/2012

The Berkeley Pit

Butte, Montana toxic lake holds the unusual distinction of being an EPA Superfund site, and on the list of “places to go, things to see” at Visit Montana dot-com, the official travel site of the Montana Office of Tourism.

Published 12/04/2011