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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

This illustration shows, from left to right: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach, CC BY-NC

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From artificial atoms to quantum information machines: Inside the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics

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

A new AI research center opening in North Carolina: Colleges and universities are embracing AI technology, often through corporate partnerships. North Carolina Central University via Getty Images

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Why higher ed’s AI rush could put corporate interests over public service and independence

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How people talk now holds clues about human migration centuries ago

Staff Writer - March 4, 2018

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Can sound be used as a weapon? 4 questions answered

Staff Writer - March 1, 2018

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Encrypted smartphones secure your identity, not just your data

Staff Writer - February 28, 2018

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Why is there so little research on guns in the US?...

Staff Writer - February 21, 2018

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It’s time to end the debate about video games and violence

Staff Writer - February 19, 2018

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Outfitting the world’s best athletes for the Winter Olympics

Staff Writer - February 15, 2018

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Delivering packages with drones might be good for the environment

Staff Writer - February 13, 2018

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The hidden superpower of ‘Black Panther’: Scientist role models

Staff Writer - February 11, 2018

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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...

October 3, 2025

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

October 1, 2025

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...

September 29, 2025

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

September 29, 2025