Inside ST40: What the First Color Footage of a Fusion Plasma Reveals
For a fraction of a second, a fusion machine bloomed with color. The footage looks like psychedelic art, but it…
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When Leaves Keep Time: The Science of the Dancing Plant
On a warm windowsill, a small plant keeps time. Its side leaflets tilt, pause, and sweep again—so steady you could…
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He Kept Shooting: Robert Landsburg’s Final Frames at Mount St. Helens
He could not outrun a mountain. As Mount St. Helens ripped itself open on a quiet Sunday morning in 1980,…
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The Tiny Muscle That Makes Michelangelo’s Moses Feel Alive
A raised pinky and a sliver of forearm muscle are easy to miss in Michelangelo’s Moses. Notice them, though, and…
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A Doritos Bag, an Algorithm, and Eight Police Cars: When School Safety Tech Misfires
It took an empty Doritos bag, a school surveillance camera, and a fast-moving chain of alerts to turn an ordinary…
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The Anemone That Got Away: How a ‘Flower’ of the Sea Swims From a Starfish
Yes, Anemones Can Swim: A Slow-Motion Escape From a Hungry Sea Star At first glance it looks impossible: a flower…
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The Curly-Maned Lion That Stole the Internet—And What Its Hair Really Says
A lion with a mane of tight curls stopped the scroll this week, a wild coiffure that looked straight out…
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At 80, Natalie Grabow Goes the Distance at Kona
At 80, Natalie Grabow Goes the Distance at Kona In punishing island heat, 80-year-old Natalie Grabow strung together 2.4 miles…
