The Stanford linear accelerator creates super short X-ray pulses. Steve Jurvetson/Flickr, CC BY
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Our team of physicists inadvertently generated the shortest X-ray pulses ever observed

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A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened. Bettmann/Getty Images
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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...

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New limits on federal loans could create new obstacles for students. Nirat/Getty Images Plus
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New student loan limits could change who gets to become a...

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Employees at public and private colleges do not have the same First Amendment rights. dane_mark/Royalty-free
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What the First Amendment doesn’t protect when it comes to professors...

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Some surveys have reported that a large number of Americans are willing to support the use of force for political ends. stellalevi, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images
culture

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

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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...

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during a protest in Caracas on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images
culture

María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients...

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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...

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Friendship isn’t about a running tally of who’s doing more. miodrag ignjatovic/E+ via Getty Images
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Friendships aren’t just about keeping score – new psychology research looks...

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