US tool could boost quantum computing and dark matter searches
Scientists in the US have been developing a smart agent that could automatically tune sensitive quantum devices and…
Scientists changed how zoo lions eat. Their wild side came out
A new Australian study suggests that zoo lions behave more like their wild counterparts when they are given…
Scientists Link Endosymbionts to Cryptic Speciation in Insects
BEIJING, China —Endosymbionts are widely distributed across various cell types in insects and are transmitted primarily vertically, while…
Has the high court set Australia’s fossil fuel producers shaking in their boots? They should be | Jacqueline Peel
Fossil fuel producers across the country are shifting uncomfortably, after the high court of Australia handed down its…
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 | Space
Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of…
IceCube is built on decades of research into tiny ‘ghost particles’ – but it was the first to find neutrinos coming from deep space
All visible matter in the universe – stars, planets, you, me – is made up of some combination…
World’s largest penguin colony suffers ‘enormous population crash’ | Birds
The world’s largest penguin colony has declined by two-thirds since 2011, most likely because of the climate crisis,…
Predictability Emerges in Unpredictable System
Predicting a system’s final outcome from its initial state is the ultimate goal for many physicists. In certain…
Critically endangered Darling River snails discovered at Walgett weir
A critically endangered aquatic snail has been found in western NSW, with ecologists surprised by how human-made water…
Why Is SpaceX Facing Fresh Pressure Over AI Expansion?
Highlights SpaceX combines launch services, satellite connectivity and spacecraft systems across the commercial space industry. Recent weakness followed…
Beam tests boost progress on detector technologies for the Future Circular Collider – Home
The proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC) at CERN would put the Universe under a microscope like never before.…
More Than 18,000 Wildlife Species Populate Joel Sartore’s Ambitious ‘Photo Ark’ (So Far!) — Colossal
Twenty years ago, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore set out on a deceptively simple multi-year mission: to create…