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An artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy.
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NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
The rogue super-massive black hole compresses gas in its wake, forming a long “contrail” of young, blue stars. This unusual event happened when the universe was approximately half its current age.

Physicists reconstruct the collision that launched a runaway black hole

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Rare earth element names with suffix “ium.”
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Matt Perko

A simple filter for rare earth elements will ensure a clean domestic supply of these crucial metals
Old, abandoned barn in a large field with white wildflowers and prairie grass.
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Richard McMillin via iStock
While global trends dominate environmental outcomes, decisions about recultivating or rewilding abandoned fields can influence habitat health.

Protecting nature may depend on where — not just how — we farm
dead tree on salt island in the Dead Sea

Dead Sea’s salt giants offer rare glimpse into Earth’s geological past
woman working at a desktop computer with a sleeping baby on her chest
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iStock

To benefit from the internet, ‘not all screens are created equal’
digital abstraction
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iStock

NSF grant supports advances in cyberinfrastructure for multimodal imaging data
man sneezing in bed

Optogenetic platform illuminates new antiviral strategies
An Icelandic braided river, seen from above.
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Luca Ronchi via iStock
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
turbulence as ink is dispersed into water

New mathematical insights into Lagrangian turbulence
Erosion has exposed the cross-section of a forest from the canopy and understory to the subsoil and parent material.
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tarasov_vl via iStock
A new model provides a look into the dynamic feedback between soil moisture levels and plants’ water-use strategies.

A nuanced model of soil moisture illuminates plant behavior and climate patterns
scientist at work
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Matt Perko
A researcher at work in materials scientist Stephen Wilson's Lab

Advancing quantum science and nurturing aspiring scientists
two orange-clad fishermen in a commercial vessel
A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska

Experts say seafood deregulation could impact sustainability and supply
a pair of hands holding an aging hand

Aging: Chronic inflammation is associated with industrialized lifestyles
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