The week in physics: Measuring glaciers; Ancient Arabian climate

The week in physics: 26–30 May We want to know more about how our readers interact with Physics Today content! If you're interested in being part of a focus group to help us better serve our readers, please fill out this form. Eight million years of Arabian climate were not all dry The Arabian Desert is a barrier to animal and plant migration between Africa and Eurasia, but that hasn't always been the case. Laura Fattaruso A drone helps make a challenging Greenland glacier measurement A rare investigation of a marine-terminating glacier in the Greenland winter yields evidence of melting at the base of the glacier. Andrew Grant ADVERTISEMENT Elevate Your STEM Workforce with Next Gen Talent A recent study shows the most common job titles for physics bachelors include manufacturing engineer, application engineer, data engineer scientist, software developer, data scientist, machine learning engineer, research technician, and many more! Learn how you can elevate your STEM workforce with versatile physics talent at the 2025 Physics & Astronomy Congress Career Expo! Learn More From the vault: September 2011 The tide predictions for D-Day Based on the physics of Newton and Laplace, the big brass tide-predicting machine designed by Lord Kelvin was crucial for the success of the Normandy invasion in World War II. Bruce Parker You might have missed The story of Mars's early atmosphere is told in carbonate rocks Newly found iron-rich minerals suggest that carbon dioxide cycled in and out of the planet's ancient atmosphere. Alex Lopatka From FYI, AIP's science policy news service Researchers scramble following NSF grant cuts Former grantees are navigating how to close out or continue their work without funding from the agency. Clare Zhang From the June issue DOE eases regulation of national laboratories Lab directors praise the new flexibility, while Democratic appropriators probe the risks of reduced oversight. Clare Zhang Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN) View Job Editorial Operations Specialist AIP Publishing (Remote) View Job Optics Materials Research Scientist Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Lawrence, CA) View Job Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM) View Job Postdoctoral Scientist – Detector Integration and Characterization (f/m/d) European XFEL GmbH (Schenefeld, Germany) View Job Director of Undergraduate Laboratories in Physics at the University of Florida University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics. To manage your AIP email preferences and newsletter subscriptions, click here. Or unsubscribe from all AIP emails. © 2025 American Institute of Physics. Physics Today 1 Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740-3842 +1 301 209 3100