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the SDO captured a X1.2 class solar flare Researchers Explain Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares: The Culprit is Turbulence

Jack Liu in the Wolong Nature Reserve Pinpointing How Nature’s Benefits Link to Human Well Being

viSNE reveals the progression of cancer Computational Tool Translates Complex Data Into Simplified 2-Dimensional Images

Sheriden Cave in Wyandot, Ohio The Mammoth's Lament: Research Shows How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change

earth and environment graphic Slow Earthquakes: It's All in the Rock Mechanics

image of a toroidal droplet Soft Matter Offers Ways to Study Arrangement of Ordered Materials in Non-spherical Spaces

image of a CFL light bulb The Politics of Saving Energy vs. Saving the Planet

aizenberg flowers Beautiful "Flowers" Self-assemble in a Beaker

the U.S. Arctic LTER greenhouse in peak autumn Research into Carbon Storage in Arctic Tundra Reveals Unexpected Insight into Ecosystem Resiliency

image of a drop of water World's Smallest Droplets

image of the MIT research group Stacking 2-D Materials Produces Surprising Results

image of a lady talking on a cell phone Mathematicians Analyze Social Divisions Using Cell Phone Data

circuits performing analog computations Cells as Living Calculators

an African Clawed Frog Frog Once Imported for Pregnancy Testing Brought Deadly Amphibian Disease to U.S., Study Suggests

an artist's reconstruction of an ape Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes

image of a group of mongoose Widespread but Neglected Disease a Health Threat in Africa, Virginia Tech Researchers Say

China's Loess Plateau Study Shows Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated

cross-section of shear-wave velocity Speed Keys

image of a network data system New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems

illustration of gold purification Making Gold Green: New Non-toxic Method for Mining Gold

Anne Wiley examines the bones of a Hawaiian petrel Seabird Bones Reveal Changes in Open-Ocean Food Chain

micrograph of the bladder of Utricularia gibba Carnivorous Plant Throws Out "Junk" DNA

Ventus uses a Google maps interface Scientists Use Crowd-sourcing to Help Map Global CO₂ Emissions

image of a forest fire Physicists Light "Magnetic Fire" to Reveal Energy's Path

biology graphic Potential Flu Pandemic Lurks

a soap bubble cluster with thin-film interference Heady Mathematics

a nitrogen atom substituting for a carbon atom Flawed Diamonds Promise Sensory Perfection

cirrus clouds over dust source region Dust in the Clouds

Lake El'gygytgyn drilling rig at night Ice-free Arctic May Be in Our Future, Say UMass-Amherst, International Researchers

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