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![An artist's illustration of quantum entanglement.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XXvNg65B8odU3wbAi5J44D-320-80.jpg)
What is quantum entanglement?
By Paul Sutter published
Quantum entanglement is one of the uber-bizarre phenomena seen when things get itty-bitty. Here's a look at how entanglement works and why it's so weird.
![Artist's concept of a space hurricane, pouring plasma high over the North Pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5b8iBojwh2ztdWzMt3Tsrm-320-80.jpg)
First-ever 'space hurricane' detected over the North Pole
By Brandon Specktor published
Astronomers detected the first-known 'space hurricane' raging over the North Pole for 8 hours in 2014, a new study found.
![Equipment at the ISOLDE proton-blasting laboratory where astatine was isolated and studied. ISOLDE is part of CERN, the European particle physics research collaboration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4uAivR66KHM4qizVi3t2Pm-320-80.jpg)
Heavy atom spills its guts in decade-long experiment
By Rafi Letzter published
A new experiment on ultra-rare astatine could open the door to cancer treatments and new research into super-heavy atoms.
![Patient receiving radiation therapy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fdw8qSvaFCv5GxfpwwQBY9-320-80.jpg)
Future 'Flash' Radiation Therapy Could Treat Cancer in Milliseconds
By Nicoletta Lanese published
An emerging cancer therapy could someday shorten the time patients spend in treatment and improve their overall outcomes.
![A little boy with hair standing on end from static electricity](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bkGQ74e7C5eETYQxbcXzRm-320-80.jpg)
What Causes Static Electricity?
By Grant Currin published
Static electricity is so common that it's easy to forget how weird it is.
![An illustration shows how laser light (represented by the glowing orbs) hits a charge density wave, it changes the wave's behavior.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ym9JWahKnw5XsZYsjKZ3J5-320-80.jpg)
New, 'Hidden' State of Matter Coaxed into Being by Ultrafast Laser Flashes
By Rafi Letzter published
Physicists think this might be the first of many hidden states of matter that could be uncovered using laser flashes.
![The KATRIN experiment's giant spectrometer passed through Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany in 2006 on its way to the nearby Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhVSZUAb5jNjvfSTvyc3f8-320-80.jpg)
Neutrino Experiment Reveals (Again) That Something Is Missing from Our Universe
By Rafi Letzter published
The KATRIN experiment has turned up a new, more-precise-than-ever measurement for the barely-detectable neutrino mass.
![South Pole aurora](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y7zXXZPbhPYhbUh97Ten9a-320-80.jpg)
What is the ionosphere? (And who is Steve?)
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A concentration of plasma in the Earth's atmosphere, called the ionosphere, interacts with solar winds, ultraviolet radiation and radio waves.
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