After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II
“Once that is in place, as we move forward with new mission commitments, we will just be more…
New quantum code reduces errors by 1,000x with 8x fewer qubits
IQM Quantum Computers has developed a new quantum error-correcting code that it says can reduce logical error rates…
Did Life Start When Impacts Created Vast Hydrothermal Systems in Earth’s Crust?
In most people’s minds, asteroid strikes are associated with destruction and carnage. They can correctly point to the…
Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900
Nicholls, R. J. Adapting to sea-level rise. in Resilience: The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change (eds Zommers,…
Earth’s underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals
Earth’s underground fungal network is so vast that, if it were in outer space, it would span roughly…
Schrödinger’s Cat Gets Stranger: Physicists Demonstrate Quantum States No One Has Seen Before
Physicists at the University of Oxford have engineered a new class of ‘cat states’ — quantum superpositions constructed…
A new, ultrabright laser powers a cryo-EM advance 15 years in the making
Key Insights Cryo-electron microscopy has been a transformative technique for structural biologists, but it’s plagued with low-contrast…
Solar Just Produced More Electricity Than Coal for the First Time in the History of the United States
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The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer
With the arrival of the summer solstice on June 21, stargazing becomes a late-night hobby. But June is…
Atomic clocks may be powerful enough to detect the quantum fabric of time
Time feels familiar. It marks every moment of daily life, from the ticking of a wall clock to…
Inland Taipan changes colour with the seasons: Inside the strange and dramatic seasonal color change explained
What this means for the taipan in practical terms: in winter, when the outback mornings are cold and…
Microscope Breakthrough Yields Sharper Protein Images
Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase-contrast, which garnered a…