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Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look similar to tornadoes on Earth. NOAA, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Chip Manchester

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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study

Staff Writer - October 13, 2025

Prof. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH. Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T

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Our engineering team is making versatile, tiny sensors from the Nobel-winning ‘metal-organic frameworks’

The quantum behavior of superconducting circuits like the small white square above was a major discovery. K. Cicak and R. Simmonds/NIST

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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology

The world’s largest geothermal power station is under construction in Utah. Business Wire via AP

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Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells

Xerius Jackson, age 7, gets an MMR vaccine during the Texas measles outbreak in March 2025. Jan Sonnenmair via Getty Images

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Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks

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Will there be enough fish to go around? Not if we...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Just how little do we know about the ocean floor?

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Nemo and chips? Tropical fish are fleeing warming waters and heading...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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How do kids figure out how to sort things by order? Celeste Kidd

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Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2025

Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

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A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

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The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

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Do the seemingly endless doorways represent a woman trapped in domesticity or infinite ways out? Philadelphia Museum of Art

How Dorothea Tanning’s ‘Birthday’ painting challenged male-dominated surrealism

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