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Researchers from Griffith University and the University of Queensland have overcome one of the key challenges to quantum computing by simplifying a complex quantum logic operation. They demonstrated this by experimentall...

The ice covering the Arctic is at near record low levels this year, and this 'icy' deficit may impact weather around the world, NASA reports.

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: Scientists Synthesize Bacteria With Smallest Genome Yet Ewen Callaway | Scientific American "Genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter has created a synthetic cell that contains the smallest genome of any kno...

A team of researchers has demonstrated a pioneering method for the rapid visualization and identification of engineered nanoparticles in tissue.

A Sandia-led team has developed a way to make a magnetic material that could lead to lighter and smaller, cheaper and better-performing high-frequency transformers, needed for more flexible energy storage systems and wid...

Black men with historically distinctive black names such as Elijah and Moses lived a year longer, on average, than other black men, according to new research examining 3 million death certificates from 1802 to 1970.

For people with prediabetes, swapping out some of the meat and cheese in your diet for some vegetable oils or nuts could help prevent diabetes from developing, according to a small new study.

Two chipper Sesame Street Muppet characters lent their cheerful voices to a serious topic, raising awareness of the Zika virus among children and families.