18th-Century Mechanical Volcano Comes to Life After 250 Years

A mechanical artwork created in 1775 to portray the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time. A remarkable mechanical artwork first envisioned in 1775 to capture ...

What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

(THE CONVERSATION) When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren’t actually down ...

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

Its first modules were launched in 1998. The first crew to live on the International Space Station – an American and two Russians – entered it in 2000. Nov. 2, 2025, marks 25 years of continuous ...
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FIU experts are available to discuss the 2025 hurricane season

FIU is a leader in hurricane research, resilience and disaster mitigation. The list below includes experts available to ...