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Earth

A sinking, melting ancient tectonic plate may fuel Yellowstone’s supervolcano

The subduction of an ancient tectonic plate may be the driving force behind Yellowstone’s volcanic eruptions.

Life

A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random

A fungal disease doesn’t appear to discriminate among snake species, suggesting many of the reptiles may be at risk.

Neuroscience

Specks in the brain attract Alzheimer’s plaque-forming protein

Globs of an inflammatory protein can spur the formation of amyloid-beta clumps, a study in mice shows.

Astronomy

Smothered jet may explain weird light from neutron star crash

The neutron star collision whose gravitational waves were detected is still glowing in radio waves.