Søren Kjeldsen

Science Correspondent, The Continental Times

Søren covers science for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

Drill Reaches Bedrock Beneath a Greenland Ice Stream, Pulling Up Soil Last Open to the Sky a Million Years Ago

After four seasons, an international team bored 2,612 meters through moving ice to recover sediment that may show when, and how fast, the ice sheet last vanished.

Oct. 7, 2026 6 MIN READ

Tents of a research camp on the Greenland ice sheet, where the drilling team lived for four summer seasons.

Earbuds That Double as Hearing Aids Win E.U. Approval, Rattling a Danish Industry

Regulators cleared a 249-euro consumer earbud as a medical device for mild to moderate hearing loss, a threat to the Danish companies that dominate the traditional market.

Oct. 7, 2026 5 MIN READ

Wireless earbuds in a charging case; a newly approved model can be tuned to compensate for hearing loss.

Finland Put A.I. Tutors in 180 Schools. The Results Were Mixed, and Teachers Say That’s the Point.

A two-year national trial found modest gains in math for struggling students, none for top performers, and a worrying rise in dependence among writers.

Oct. 6, 2026 6 MIN READ

A classroom in Tampere, one of 180 Finnish schools that took part in the national A.I. tutoring trial.