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AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies.

The Trump administration's latest move to improve government efficiency has purged tech consultants that worked to improve government efficiency

A new study reveals that pain and itch are processed by distinct neural circuits in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Researchers identified two types of neurons--one responding to both stimuli and another selectively...

Recently, a research team found a new way to control the magnetic reversal in a special material called Co3Sn2S2, a Weyl semimetal. The team was led by Prof. Qu Zhe from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Ch...

A new understanding of how an observer can change the disorder, or entropy, of a quantum object could help us probe how gravity interacts with the quantum realm

New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.

Most people recover from norovirus, a highly contagious infection, within a few days but it can be particularly risky for some groups. Now a small trial of a pill designed to protect against the virus has shown promise i...

A fundamental goal of physics is to explain the broadest range of phenomena with the fewest underlying principles. Remarkably, seemingly disparate problems often exhibit identical mathematical descriptions.

A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning or bacterial meningitis, the WHO has suggested.

Feedback discovers that breasts have been "largely ignored" when it comes to tactile acuity - but is relieved that researchers have acted to change this oversight

Back in the 1960s, it seemed like better communications could solve all our problems. Don't blame the technology for the failure of that dream, says Annalee Newitz

A rise in cancers among younger people, particularly colorectal cancer, is prompting speculation on social media over the causes. Only slow, careful research can get to the truth

This photograph of a Soyuz rocket bathed in mist was selected as a finalist for the Sony World Photography Awards 2025 competition

In a new development that could help redefine the future of technology, a team of physicists has uncovered a fundamental insight into the upper limit of superconducting temperature.

Supersolids are strange materials that behave like both a solid and a fluid due to quantum effects - and now researchers have created an intriguing new type of supersolid from laser light

Hominins may have learned how to make bone tools by adapting the techniques they mastered for stone ones

Software used by banks and the space industry may still rely on archaic code. We went in search of the oldest code in use and asked, what happens when it glitches?

The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.

Colossal scientists just created "woolly mice" in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be tinkering with extinct species? Take our poll and have your say.

A new study challenges the idea that variability in human behavior, often seen as "noise," is simply an error to be minimized. Researchers argue that noise provides valuable insights into cognitive processes, from decisi...

A new study reveals that anxiety and apathy lead to fundamentally different patterns in decision-making under uncertainty. Anxious individuals perceive their environment as highly volatile, leading them to explore more o...

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking.