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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined. It circles…
Researchers investigating a mysterious cosmic phenomenon called cosmic birefringence have created a new approach to reduce uncertainty in how it…
Major scientific advances often require patience, and this discovery is a prime example. After nearly 50 years of theory and…
Scientists working with China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have successfully reached a long-theorized "density-free regime" in fusion…
Prescription stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including among…
Something unexpected is happening inside a material called platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi2). According to a new study from researchers at IFW Dresden…