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An Irish startup has created the world's first silicon-based quantum computer -- it can still integrate seamlessly with classical computing in data centers.

New research reveals that learning doesn't just alter brain activity -- it physically rewires the connections between key brain regions to make communication faster and more precise. Scientists used advanced imaging and ...

A new study has linked obstructive sleep apnea to brain damage in areas critical for memory, likely due to low oxygen levels during REM sleep. Researchers found that people with lower oxygen saturation during REM had mor...

Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

Chirality--the property of an object that is distinct from its mirror image--has long captivated scientists across biology, chemistry, and physics. The phenomenon is sometimes called "handedness," because it refers to an...

Researchers have developed a micropipette capable of delivering ions directly to individual neurons without disturbing the delicate extracellular environment. This new iontronic micropipette enables scientists to observe...

NASA's massive super-pressure balloon has completed a 16-day trip around the Southern Hemisphere -- a milestone in high-altitude flight and atmospheric research.

Imagine you are playing the guitar--each pluck of a string creates a sound wave that vibrates and interacts with other waves. Now shrink that idea down to a small single molecule, and instead of sound waves, picture vibr...

A Brazilian study of over 800 adults in their 50s shows that hearing loss is strongly linked to accelerated cognitive decline. Participants with hearing loss experienced faster reductions in memory, language, and executi...

The use of light signals to connect electronic components is a key element of today's data communication technologies, because of the speed and efficiency that only optical devices can guarantee. Photonic integrated circ...

Cases of dementia doubled worldwide between 1990 and 2021, but more than quadrupled in China during the same period

Deep-sea submersibles have been diving for decades, but records show that we have still only explored a tiny area of the deep seabed, which makes up the majority of Earth's topography

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.

Feedback's proposal that the genome of the blue whale could be used to communicate the scale of large datasets is knocked back by a reader with a radical alternative suggestion

In this latest instalment of our speculative column Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the pros (and cons) of networking our brains with those of other animals

Combining sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation, the ancient "milpa" system of the Maya revealed in these images has been practiced for millennia

We are often warned of the consequences of knowing too much, but even when scientific ideas have the potential to be harmful we should still seek to understand them

The mathematician is out to show the close link between maths and the arts. This idea isn't new, and while Blueprints is lyrical on maths, it falls a bit flat when it comes to covering artists

Rather than simply keeping children away from social media, we need a specially designed option for them. This is how it should look, says Michael Marshall

Kevin Tracey's authoritative look at the vagus nerve and its healing potential is comprehensive and compelling, cutting through the hype

Wave-like soil patterns on the Martian surface match those found in Earth's cold, mountain regions, which could help scientists better understand the Red Planet's climate history and search for signs of life.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever created.