A First Crack at the Rogue Wave Puzzle
Physicists find that mysterious rogue waves are more predictable than we previously thought.
Browsing Category
Environment
2832 posts
‘Kiss Everybody’: Parents’ Voicemails Preserve Their Memory in Death
One reporter marvels over how the things he cherishes most about his parents aren’t those that he would have ever imagined.
There’s a Name for Why We So Often Don’t Notice Long-Term—and Worrisome—Trends
And it's called shifting baseline syndrome.
A Struggle to Check the Seafloor Around California’s Oil Spill
Any oil that would have sunk to the bottom of the ocean is out of sight—but officials shouldn't put it out of mind.
One Woman’s Quest to Fix the Process of Reporting Sexual Assault
Reporting assaults on college campuses is a difficult, often fruitless process. Jessica Ladd may have a solution.
Reporting From the Edge of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
A collection of on-the-ground pictures and observations from Pacific Standard's staff.
The Robots Are Adapting
A new animal-inspired algorithm allows robots to adapt to damage in seconds.
Scenes From the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
A collection of on-the-ground photographs from Gail Osherenko.
Slick With Denial: The Oil Industry’s Inaction on Advancing Clean-Up Technology
The scrubbing, soaking, and skimming happening now on the Santa Barbara coast are the same methods used back in 1969.