Why is the ocean salty? (2022)(usgs.gov)

204 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 159 comments

Update on Ocean Observatories Initiative(nsf.gov)

119 points by andsoitis 4 months ago | 20 comments

Astronomical Data Used for Litigation (FAQ)(aa.usno.navy.mil)

53 points by vba616 2 years ago | 16 comments

First Robotic Satellite Servicer Launched(nrl.navy.mil)

71 points by GlenTheMachine 3 months ago | 41 comments

Volcanoes can affect climate(usgs.gov)

88 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 73 comments

End of an Era: Landsat 7 Decommissioned After 25 Years of Earth Observation(usgs.gov)

105 points by keepamovin 1 year ago | 39 comments

Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?(reason.com)

691 points by delichon 10 months ago | 901 comments

Reason article by Emma Camp questioning why 38 percent of Stanford students report having a disability, arguing elite college admits rarely have learning disabilities.

Ask HN: Why does the US Visa application website do a port-scan of my network?

455 points by mbix77 1 year ago | 200 comments

Ask HN post asking why the US visa application site (ceac.state.gov) appears to port-scan visitors' local networks, as flagged by the Port Authority Firefox extension.

Exploring Podman: A More Secure Docker Alternative(betterstack.com)

346 points by sacrosanct 2 years ago | 110 comments

A Better Stack community guide comparing Podman with Docker and presenting Podman as a more secure container engine alternative.

Why fastDOOM is fast(fabiensanglard.net)

638 points by wicket 1 year ago | 201 comments

Fabien Sanglard's blog post explaining the optimizations that make FastDOOM, a DOS port of Doom, run faster on 486-era PCs like the IBM PS/1.

What Is the Karakoram Anomaly?(nsidc.org)

74 points by thunderbong 6 days ago | 25 comments

An NSIDC Ask a Scientist article explaining the Karakoram Anomaly, where Karakoram glaciers have gained mass, and the proposed causes and open questions.

Former NOAA employees built Climate.us to preserve climate data and resources(19thnews.org)

445 points by benwerd 3 months ago | 175 comments

Blog post by Ben Werdmuller linking to The 19th's story about former NOAA staff rebuilding the defunct Climate.gov resource as Climate.us using open data.