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An Icelandic braided river, seen from above.
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Multi-channel rivers predominate in Iceland’s easily eroded volcanic soil.

Rivers choose their path based on erosion — a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration

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Purple sea urchins

A Prickly Situation

The Importance of Elders

‘Out of the Starting Gate’

Making the Grade

The Higgs Discovery at 10
Playwright Idris Goodwin

New Plays Promise Laughs and Substance

Keeping the Energy in the Room

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Concept illustration depicts highly mobile electrons moving across the polymer

Flexing the Power of a Conductive Polymer

The Star That Survived a Supernova

A Flicker From the Dark
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