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North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart
By Sascha Pare published
The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.

What is Moore's Law?
By Tim Danton published
Moore's Law was an off-hand prediction that came to be one of the prevailing laws of modern computing — but what did it predict, and can we still rely on it?

What is quantum error correction (QEC)?
By Edd Gent published
Quantum computers can one day be vastly more powerful than the most powerful supercomputers on the planet — but only if scientists find ways to fix the extremely high error rate in qubits.

A rare disease that causes insatiable hunger
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disease that causes poor feeding in infancy but later triggers insatiable hunger.

A woman heard a 'pop' during pilates class. Her spine had sprung a leak.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A woman developed awful headaches after a pilates class, and their underlying cause was very unusual.

What is the Turing test?
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Is the Turing test still relevant in today's AI landscape? The advent of large language models has challenged its importance.

'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.

Which planets have rings?
By Briley Lewis published
Does Jupiter have rings? How about Uranus? Here's everything you need to know about which planets have rings.
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