Fogcutter is SFGATE’s weekly roundup of cultural happenings. Typically, we use these (web) pages to recount all manner of events — hikes, sesame balls, film screenings, art shows — to depict ...

Scientists have devised a method of non-invasively tearing the objects apart, using what are known as "acoustic vortex beams." For several decades now, doctors have utilized a non-surgical ...

We benchmarked the best mini PCs, thin clients, and NUC boxes for the home, office, content creation, gaming, and so much more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

Article continues below The Met Office explained: “This phenomenon is characterised by a reversal of winds, the stratosphere polar vortex, high up in the stratosphere. These winds are currently ...

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

There’s also an 80% chance that a polar vortex could collapse later this month, forecasters said, bringing wintry conditions. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said ...

Such events can cause the polar vortex to destabilise, allowing the frigid air normally confined to the Arctic to spread further south, bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. A similar ...