Sending short messages back in time may not break the laws of physics
A message from the future sounds like science fiction, until someone starts asking how many bits it could…
Triassic fossil reveals a beaked, bipedal reptile that looked like an ostrich dinosaur
The Late Triassic was full of animals that look almost familiar, right up until you place them on…
Scientists solve difficult quantum problem using ordinary computers
Quantum computing’s edge looked closer after a hard physics problem seemed beyond classical machines. But a new result…
Scientists discover new state of matter inside Uranus and Neptune
Far beneath the thick blue clouds of Uranus and Neptune, matter may behave in ways never before seen.…
Can geoengineering save the Amazon Rainforest?
As the planet heats up and climate warnings grow more urgent, scientists are studying ideas that once sounded…
Evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years
A yellow band across a wing might look like a simple flourish. In the South American rainforest, it…
The Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest
Subduction zones can look permanent on a map. They run for hundreds or thousands of miles, haul oceanic…
Researchers discover a new way to control light in empty space
Light does not usually surprise people. It travels, it reflects, it bends. In labs, researchers can twist it…
Tyrannosaurus rex walked like a bird on its tiptoes
Powerful jaws and bone-crushing bites have long shaped the popular image of Tyrannosaurus rex. Its feet, not so…
Antarctic seismic data points to an ancient structure circling Earth’s core
A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between…
The strange connection between falling balls and quantum weirdness
A ball tossed into the air follows a path that classical physics can track with confidence. Shrink that…
Ancient teeth unlock million-year-old secrets of where early humans evolved
Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners…