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Silicon chips could connect quantum devices more easily than ever before Shutterstock/Fit Ztudio We may be one step closer to achieving unhackable quantum Wi-Fi, thanks to…
Water levels rise at Rapidan Dam in MinnesotaBen Brewer/Bloomberg/Getty Images The near failure of a century-old dam in Minnesota has drawn new attention to the vulnerability…
Three years ago, Google launched an ambitious plan to address climate change, aiming to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2030. This goal entails not emitting more…
Ronaldo, a six-foot-long Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a British school, was thought to be male until he gave birth to 14 babies last month.…
Over the past 50,000 years, terrestrial vertebrate faunas have experienced severe declines in large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring during the Late Pleistocene and early…
Small changes in average facial temperature can reveal information about your age and whether you have certain medical conditions.Zheng Qingyu and Wang Jingdong If your cheeks…
Episodic memory and mental time travel have been considered uniquely human traits. This view has begun to change with the development of behavioral criteria to assess…
Paleobotanists have described nine new species of the Vitaceae family. Vitaceae It is based on fossil seeds from four tropical palaeoflora sites, dating back 60 to…
Sasithorn Puapangkasemsuk/Getty Images When you imagine an environment that has been largely untouched by humans, the Amazon rainforest might come to mind. After all, most of…
Termites in FloridaPaul Young/Alamy Some ants will bite off the infected limbs of their nestmates to improve their chances of survival, making them the only non-human…
Florida carpenter ants are unique in their behavior, as they have been observed selectively cutting off the injured limbs of their nestmates. This unusual behavior was…
average: (scientific term) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a set of numbers divided by the size of that group. Drosophila…
In Pac-Man, players must collect dots in a maze and avoid being caught by ghosts. ArcadeImages/Alamy Stock Photo Artificial intelligence can accurately predict how a monkey…
If you have ever had a dog as a pet, you are likely familiar with this scenario: you are engaged in a task, and suddenly you…
Many individuals desire to shed a few pounds and maintain a healthy weight, especially as the pandemic has led to weight gain for some individuals over…
Working with Indigenous rangers and conservation managers, University of Sydney And elsewhere, they sequenced the genomes of living organisms. Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) And then it…
A hyperon is a particle that contains three quarks, like a proton or a neutron, and one or more strange quarks. Physicists from the LHCb collaboration…
Fossil and molecular evidence suggests that complex multicellular organisms arose and proliferated during the Neoproterozoic Era (1-541 million years ago). An extreme glacial period during the…
Can you find your way out of the red center of the maze? Scroll down for the answerUniversity of Bristol An algorithm designed to find the…
A team of scientists from the Swedish Museum of Natural History has described a new species of nightjar that lives in the tropical forests of Timor…
Hurricane Beryl is causing chaos in the southeastern Caribbean and setting new records.This past Sunday, Beryl became the first Category 4 storm to develop in the…
California is bracing for a dangerous combination of extreme heat and high fire risk this week as people across the state celebrate Independence Day outdoors. Temperatures…
In 2014, Taiwan's government's approval rating was less than 10%. Public discontent escalated into the Sunflower Movement, when students occupied the legislature to protest a proposed…
Ancient ritual sticks discovered in Australia's Clogs CaveGunaikurnai Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation Wooden artefacts found in Australian caves suggest Aboriginal rituals recorded in the 19th…
Sky Wtr cans, produced with solar panels, are scheduled to go on sale in the US later this year.Madeleine Cuff Canned water distilled from air will…
Have you ever looked up at Earth’s Moon and wondered where it came from? Most scientists agree that a small planet called Theia collided with the…
This week, we'll be focusing on dark patches in the sky right now that won't be around for much longer, as a “new” star is expected…
You can track the landscape and find traces of the creatures that live there. Dziga Plakhtar/Getty Images Amphibian Soul Craig Foster (Thorsons) My Octopus Teacher The…
Baby-led weaning can be a hassleOscar Wong/Getty Images Babies who are hand-fed solid foods appear to take in the same number of calories as those spoon-fed…
Syntrichia caninervis in Hackberry Canyon, Colorado Lee Lentz / Alamy A hardy moss found in desert regions around the world can survive environmental conditions deadly to…
Keanu Reeves: 'A pioneer who transcends genres'See Li/Picture Capital/Alamy This month is packed with big names in science fiction, including the release of Keanu Reeves' debut…
Solar power project built on farmland on the island of Anglesey in the UKChristopher Furlong/Getty Images The rapid growth of solar energy around the world has…
atmosphere: The outer layer of gas that surrounds Earth or another planet or moon.atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. An atom consists of a…
3D Printing: A method of creating physical objects such as toys, food, or body parts using a machine that is controlled by a computer program. The…
In this new image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the glow of spiral galaxy NGC 4951. This Hubble image shows NGC 4951, a spiral galaxy…
The “skinimalism” beauty trend suggests using as little makeup as possible for healthier skin. Skinimalism promotes using fewer beauty products on your skin for various reasons…
How can we have better conversations? Let’s first define a “better” conversation as one that maximizes agreement between both parties while minimizing friction, misunderstandings, and repetition.…
A recent study has shown that including just three baby carrots in your weekly diet can boost levels of beneficial carotenoids in your skin, particularly in…
Despite their intimidating appearance, dinosaurs were not slow, lumbering creatures as previously thought. As our knowledge of these prehistoric creatures grows, our early assumptions are being…
A Saiga entered a bar. The bartender asked, “Why the long face?” Saiga responded, “A long nose helps filter out dust in the summer and warm…
