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dust particles flying upward

Long-range dust transport enhances oceanic iron bioavailability

Oceanic life was found to be thriving thanks to Saharan dust blown from thousands of kilometers away.

The gel-like electrolyte made of lithium chloride and gallium fluoride that shows promise of improving batteries.

Gel-like electrolyte promises new, better type of battery

MagLab research pinpoints factors for better battery design.

Farhad Farzaneh holds examples of the tubes.

Improving EV battery safety with new energy absorption design

Researchers improve the safety and performance of EVs through a new design that protects their batteries.

simulated vortex ring structure

Studies confirm the theory of superfluid helium

A groundbreaking milestone in studying how vortices move in these quantum fluids.

Image showing Oliver Steinbock .

FSU researchers unveil new model for chemical garden growth

Modeling chemical garden growth in 2 and 3 dimensions.

The interaction between quantized vortices and normal fluids explained

The great mystery of quantized vortex motion is finally solved

Explaining the interaction between quantized vortices and normal fluids.

An illustration of Earth as it existed during part of its formation billions of years ago

How fast did the ancient magma ocean solidify?

This study helps us answer some fundamental questions about the planet.

Boron nitride nanotube material

Exploring the thermal limits of advanced nanomaterials

The first-ever study on how purified boron nitride nanotubes remain stable in extreme temperatures.

Nevin Kozik

Patterns of mass extinction coincided with rapid decrease in marine oxygen levels

This evidence has important implications for modern deoxygenation and biodiversity declines.

Niobium and Germanium

In this novel metal, electrons flow with fluid-like dynamics

The findings mark the first discovery of an electron-phonon liquid inside NbGe2.

An image of the interior of the Earth

A better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core

The work suggests the core could be the planet’s largest reservoir of that element.

Blue Snowball

An unusual supernova is exploding

A truly unique and strange event.

Study sheds light on nutrient levels in the Gulf of Mexico

Study sheds light on nutrient levels in the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists tracked nutrient transport in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists examined hundreds of samples taken along the global ridges that contain recycled ancient oceanic crust in variable amounts. “Depleted" segments of the ridge received lower than “normal” amounts of recycled crust, while “enriched” segments contain a larger proportion of recycled crust.

The mystery of Earth’s vanishing crust solved

The Earth's crust is what we live on and is by far the thinnest layers of Earth. The thickness varies depending on where you...

What caused mass extinctions on Earth 420 million years ago

What caused mass extinctions on Earth 420 million years ago

A longstanding paleoclimate mystery has been resolved.

Nick Moore, assistant professor of mathematics at Florida State, is the author of a new study on rogue waves.

Scientists uncover mystery behind catastrophic freak waves

Abrupt variations in the ocean bottom can cause unsafe ocean waves known as rogue or freak waves — waves so calamitous that they were...

One of the greatest mysteries of DNA replication has been solved

One of the greatest mysteries of DNA replication has been solved

How a critical cellular process is regulated? What that could mean for the future study of genetics? In 1950, Scientists identified DNA replication, but how...

Women With Attractive Partners Suffer Bad Self-Esteem

Women with attractive partners suffer bad self-esteem

According to the new study by the scientists at Florida State University, women with attractive partners are more likely to have bad self-esteem. They are...

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