Each year, scientists with the Office of Science, at our national laboratories, and supported by the Office of Science at the nation’s colleges and universities, publish thousands of research findings in the scientific literature. About 200 of these are selected annually by their respective program areas in the Office of Science as publication highlights of special note.

For the archive of past publication highlights, click here.

July 3, 2023

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Less Rain in Town, More Rain on the Farm: the Effects of Urbanization and Irrigation on Mid-Atlantic Summer Precipitation

Land use and land cover changes have diverse and contrasting effects on different types of rain.

June 30, 2023

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New Insights on the Prevalence of Drizzle in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

New Detection Methods Find More Drizzle in Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

June 28, 2023

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Discovering Evidence of Superradiance in the Alpha Decay of Mirror Nuclei

Nuclear physicists find evidence of superradiant states by looking at the alpha decay of excited states in mirror nuclei.

June 27, 2023

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Host Genetics Play a Significant Role in the Composition of Switchgrass Root Microbiomes

Study points to traits and genes in controlling the root microbiome of switchgrass, a biofuel feedstock and native North American prairie grass.

June 21, 2023

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Fusion Simulations Reveal the Multi-Scale Nature of Tokamak Turbulence

Scientists use supercomputer simulations to understand the complex interplay between large-scale ion and small-scale electron plasma motion in determining fusion performance

June 20, 2023

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Directly Imaging Quantum States in Two-Dimensional Materials

Scientists image the complete set of light-induced quantum states in 2-D crystals of tungsten disulfide and reveal the mechanisms coupling these states.

June 15, 2023

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STAR Physicists Track Sequential ‘Melting’ of Upsilons

New measurements at RHIC provide evidence for quark ‘deconfinement’ and insight into the unimaginable temperature of the hottest matter on Earth.

June 14, 2023

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To Advance Microbiome Research, the National Microbiome Data Collaborative Ambassador Program Promotes Microbiome Data Standards

The National Microbiome Data Collaborative’s community learning program trains early-career researchers.

June 12, 2023

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Researchers Demonstrate First Precision Gene Editing in Miscanthus

Breakthrough will accelerate efforts to tap the potential of this important perennial grass, a promising crop for sustainable bioenergy production.

June 9, 2023

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Getting to the Bottom of When the Smallest Meson Melts

Calculations predict the temperature at which bottomonium melts in the hot matter created in heavy ion collisions.