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November 27, 2024
With Change Coming to Washington, Does Higher Education Face a ‘Dystopian’ Future?
President-elect Donald Trump is signaling disruptive changes for colleges and universities, says Berkeley professor.
November 26, 2024
Magnetic Tornado Is Stirring Up the Haze at Jupiter’s Poles
Unusual magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze on Jupiter.
November 25, 2024
A Clue to What Lies Beneath the Bland Surfaces of Uranus and Neptune
New research reveals a new theory on the multiple layers of Uranus and Neptune, as well as their unusual magnetic fields.