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Illustration: A spiralling, dense wind could help scientists understand why supermassive black holes are as massive as they are. Credit: M. D. Gorski/Aaron M. Geller

Dense, swirling winds help supermassive black holes grow

Newly uncovered process is similar to how stars and planets are born

By studying nearby galaxy ESO320-G030, a Northwestern University-led team of international astronomers has discovered extremely powerful rotating, magnetic winds help the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole grow.

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A 3D reconstruction of select neurons within a small region of the human cortex.

Brain’s structure hangs in ‘a delicate balance’

New finding appears to be universal across insects, mammals and humans

When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called “criticality,” this point of high complexity is reached when a physical object is …