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In recent years, entangled photons--a popular quantum light source--have been widely used in quantum imaging, optical interferometry, quantum computing, quantum communication, and other fields. Spontaneous parametric dow...

Researchers have built an engine based on a famous thought experiment called Maxwell's demon, and it may help us understand how entropy is produced

Thermal scientists from the Iowa State University, Shenzhen University, and Shanghai University of Engineering Science, have developed a new thermal probing technique based on the ratio of two resonance Raman scattering ...

In mice genetically more susceptible to PTSD following a stressful event, researchers found an increased expression of cortisol receptors on neurons in the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus. Those increased receptors ...

In the 1930's when scientists, including Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger, first discovered the phenomenon of entanglement, they were perplexed. Entanglement, disturbingly, required two separated particles to remai...

Mesopotamia and Babylon are often confused. Here's how the two are different and where they overlap.

The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers drum on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes

The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers hear drumming on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes

A quantum memory device can store information at room temperature - a step towards building a quantum internet that could transmit secure data across fibre-optic cables

Astronomers say the fireball was likely caused by a space rock the size of a golf ball disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere.

Tadpoles of frogs, toads and salamanders eat the larvae of mosquitoes, which spread malaria

Owning your own home may initially increase happiness, but the joy may not last for long or to the extent imagined, especially if you are status-orientated.

A new computational neuroscience study sheds light on how the brain's cognitive abilities develop and could help shape new AI research.

The links between gut health and weight loss have been closely studied. Here's what we know so far

The particle physicists explain the latest thinking on what happens to the stuff that falls into black holes - and what it reveals about the deepest structure of the universe

Male vampire bats infected with rabies socially withdraw, scaling back their social behavior of grooming other bats before they succumb to the disease.

Around the world, specialists are working on implementing quantum information technologies. One important path involves light: Looking ahead, single light packages, also known as light quanta or photons, could transmit d...

From conspiracy theories to black holes, ultra-processed foods to the great climate upheaval, these are the talks you don't want to miss at this year's New Scientist Live, says Rowan Hooper

Wolves, like dogs, prefer the presence of a familiar person over that of a stranger. Familiarity with a human has a positive and calming impact on a wolf's social behavior.

Which is the best fitness tracker from Fitbit? We pitted the Fitbit Charge 4 vs Charge 5 to find out.

Memories are finicky. I've been touring Atlantic Canada for the past three weeks, and already my recollection of the trip--dates, places, foods, adventures--doesn't match up with pins on Google Maps or journal entries. M...

A research team led by Prof. Gao Xiaoming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new spectrometer capable of remotely sensing atmospheric methane (CH4), water vap...