The first study from GreenDrill—a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet—has found that the Prudhoe Dome ice cap was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a newly revealed technique in ...

Ali Hussain has a background that consists of a career in finance with large financial institutions and in journalism covering business. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

It's not feasible to contact every member of the population, so only a sample, or a subset, of that population is included when conducting statistical research. The assumption is that the sample is ...

If you’ve ever enjoyed a top-100 record in the past 35 years or so, then you owe some thanks to a French composer who obsessively messed with rudimentary sound tech while wearing ill-fitting suits. In ...

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a prenatal test used to detect birth defects, genetic diseases, and other problems during pregnancy. During the test, a small sample of cells (called chorionic villi ...

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous, from that new car smell to the distinctive chemical scent of a factory-fresh mattress or the dizzying fumes of wet paint. Incorporated into many ...

When samplers first came to prominence in the late 1980s, a new era in music was born. The ability to digitise audio made possible the realistic simulation of acoustic and electric instruments, and ...

Sampling originated from DJ Kool Herc's Merry-Go-Round technique. Over time, the technique evolved and has created hip-hop songs with ties that go back decades. The legal battles with clearing samples ...