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A simulation-generated image reveals how charge distributions and gas densities vary in the plasma that floats across our ...

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If matter falls into one end of a wormhole, it could heat up in a tornado of plasma hot enough to initiate nuclear fusion – ...

A simple statistical test can quickly guide humanitarian efforts in areas like Gaza and Ukraine impacted by war – and it ...

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Time loops have long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, using the rules of quantum mechanics, we have a way to ...

The European Space Agency has successfully launched EarthCARE, an advanced cloud-research satellite that will provide climate ...

One of the first bioelectronic devices to combine living bacteria with sensors has successfully improved healthy skin ...

People who have had a recent vaccine against tetanus appear to be less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that ...

The El Niño climate pattern has contributed to a year of record-breaking temperatures. We must bend the curve of carbon ...