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A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.

Quantum computers could be made with fewer overall components, thanks to technology inspired by Schrödinger's cat. A team of researchers from Amazon Web Services has used "bosonic cat qubits," to improve the ability of ...

Laying the groundwork for quantum communication systems of the future, engineers at Caltech have demonstrated the successful operation of a quantum network of two nodes, each containing multiple quantum bits, or qubits--...

Spending more days in extreme heat seems to be linked to markers of increased biological ageing in people aged 56 and over, suggesting that it could raise the risk of age-related diseases

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.

An outbreak of measles in Texas has infected 124 people so far -- 18 of whom have subsequently been hospitalized and one who has died.

A team of scientists from Princeton University has measured the energies of electrons in a new class of quantum materials and has found them to follow a fractal pattern. Fractals are self-repeating patterns that occur on...

Despite facing real existential threats like climate change, we remain too fascinated by the end of the world, argues a new book

Palaeontologist Riley Black is back with a thrilling guide to how animals and plants co-evolved over millennia

When faced with real-life controversy over the thorniest of research topics, we can seek guidance from fiction

A "smiling" damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society's 2024 Photography Competition

Why pour so much technological effort into developing a human-shaped robot when it could be any shape at all, asks Leah Crane

Overfishing of small fish has led to population declines in the birds that feed on them. Now the UK government's attempts to protect this crucial resource faces a serious challenge

Researchers at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have achieved a significant milestone in the field of quantum electronics with their latest study on spin injection in graphene. The paper, p...

Archaeologists have brought to light an enormous fresco depicting a secretive cult practice in Pompeii.

A stunning "parade of planets" will grace the night sky this week, with all seven of Earth's celestial neighbors joining the show. Here's how to spot it and why it happens.

A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.

A rare parasitic twin protruding from the chest of a 17-year-old boy has been removed by surgeons in Delhi, India.

The electrons in a twisted piece of graphene show a strange repeating pattern first predicted in 1976, but never directly measured until now

Wearable technology could go beyond smartwatches to items of clothing that monitor large parts of your body

By far the oldest evidence of humans living in dense forests comes from a site in Ivory Coast, where stone tools and plant remains reveal a human presence stretching back 150,000 years

Climate models predict that even under extreme warming, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken but not collapse entirely - although this could still have serious impacts