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A photo of a flooded street with cars stacked on top of each other from being pushed by water

What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain?

By María de los Ángeles Orfila published

With record-high Mediterranean temperatures and a year's worth of rain falling in mere hours, Spain has been devastated by the weather phenomenon known as DANA.

Weather
An image of the Europa clipper spacecraft. It has a small body with wide wings. Beneath it, Europa is tan and brown with a vein-like pattern.

Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?

By James Price published

NASA just launched a spacecraft the size of a basketball court towards Jupiter's moon Europa. Here's what will happen over the next 10 years.

Space Exploration
Fluorescent images illustrating cell types in brain organoids.

Cerebral organoids: What are lab-grown 'minibrains'?

By Nicoletta Lanese last updated

Brain organoids, or minibrains, contain human tissues and have potential uses in basic research, drug development and computer science.

Neuroscience
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