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Will we ever be able to forecast volcanic eruptions like weather?

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QUALIAALL TOPICS
 

Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather?

By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

It should be possible, but getting there will require a greater understanding of subsurface physics.

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BIOPHYSICS
 

The Hidden Mathematical Dance Inside Plant Cells

By MAX G. LEVY

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays.

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ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
 

What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.

By CHARLIE WOOD

Armed with a slew of new instruments, physicists are closing in on one of nature's oldest mysteries — and finding that storm clouds are seething with violent and unexpected phenomena.

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THE QUANTA PODCAST
 

What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?

Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL
with JORDANA CEPELEWICZ

Most mathematicians take the notion of infinity for granted — it's deeply rooted in math's most fundamental assumptions. But a small group of researchers hopes to banish infinity completely.

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Will we ever be able to forecast volcanic eruptions like weather?

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