She was 18 when she questioned quantum computing’s big promise, Ewin Tang’s breakthrough changed how scientists see quantum advantage
Ewin Tang was only 18 when her research challenged a widely held belief about the power of quantum…
Meet Ho-Yeung Chan, the student who accidentally discovered a new sea slug smaller than a grain of rice |
Thecacera sesama. Image Credit: Ho-Yeung Chan An accidental encounter by a student during a recreational dive has led…
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later…
Hawaii’s most damaging hurricanes have one thing in common
Hawaii has been hit by hurricanes before, and one of its main islands has arguably taken the hardest…
NASA’s 1.8-kilogram Ingenuity helicopter flew through Martian air roughly 100 times thinner than Earth’s—its counter-rotating blades spun at about 2,400 revolutions per minute, nearly five times faster than a conventional passenger helicopter’s main rotor, to generate enough lift.
On Earth, a 1.8-kilogram helicopter would be a small machine. On Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity had to become something…
Brian Gaucher (ERVA): Why engineering, not physics, now limits quantum progress
Yuval Boger interviews Brian Gaucher, an experienced engineer and IBM veteran who co-chaired ERVA’s report Engineering Research to…
See it: New York waters welcome 2 massive visitors as whale sharks spotted off coast
NEW YORK – A massive surprise discovery was made in New York’s waters when a boater encountered two…
Have scientists discovered a dark matter particle? | Science and Technology
Deep beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, US, in an old gold mine, a tank of liquid…
This Chilean community catches fog in giant nets and turns coastal mist into water; the unusual idea now harvests up to 650,000 litres a year in a drought-hit region | World News
A drought-hit community in northern Chile has found an unusual source of water in something that usually passes…
Scientists have confirmed that a pit in the Moon’s Sea of Tranquillity opens into an underground cave, probably an ancient lava tube. Only tens of metres have been mapped, but separate modelling suggests that lunar gravity could support tubes kilometres wide—natural shelters large enough, in theory, to house entire settlements.
A dark opening in Mare Tranquillitatis has been visible in spacecraft images for years. What lay beyond its…
Country diary: The wild, riotous sounds of otters in battle | Environment
I hear them before I see them: a wailing, or something more like ululation. High-pitched, repeated vocalisations that…
Life uses 4 DNA letters. Scientists just made 8 work
All known life on Earth relies on the same four-letter genetic alphabet. Researchers at the University of California…