Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look ...

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a massive 'tornado' on the sun in multiple wavelengths. Unlike the Earth, "tornadoes on the sun are controlled by magnetism," according to Space Weather.

Tornadoes are among nature’s most violent and awe-inspiring phenomena. Often forming suddenly and with devastating speed, they can tear through cities and countrysides alike, leaving destruction in ...

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Extreme weather events, such as tornadoes, can cause rapid and widespread disruption to ecosystems, with tree canopy loss being one of the most immediate and ecologically significant effects. The May ...