Why Your Woodpile Could Be Hiding Dangerous Vipers—Experts Warn Where Not to Step This Summer
When summer arrives and the temperatures start to climb, life springs back in our gardens—and not all of…
Sonic booms expected Sunday morning from SpaceX launch at Vandenberg SFB | Vandenberg Space Force Base
Residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties can expect to hear one or more sonic…
They opened a 50‑year‑expired can of salmon — and were shocked by what they found
A stash of forgotten canned salmon has turned into an unexpected treasure for science. Inside these tins, researchers…
D-Wave Gate-Model Quantum Computing Breakthrough
D-Wave has announced its demonstration of scalable on-chip cryogenic control for gate-model qubits. They claim it is an…
Long Bay closed to cars as people on North Shore flock to the beach amid soaring temperatures
“Be patient where vehicle access to beach and parks will be busy,” said a council spokesperson. “Long Bay…
How Scientists Backed Up Qubits — Without Being Copied
Insider Brief Researchers at the University of Waterloo demonstrated that quantum information can be redundantly backed up by…
Launch Of Pandora Satellite And CubeSats To Explore Exoplanets
Artist’s concept of NASA’s Pandora mission, which will help scientists untangle the signals from exoplanets’ atmospheres — worlds…
Dynamic magneto-chiral instability in photoexcited tellurium
Fukushima, K., Kharzeev, D. E. & Warringa, H. J. Chiral magnetic effect. Phys. Rev. D. 78, 074033 (2008).…
Tiny deer takes on 1.7-tonne rhino at Poland zoo; viral video amuses the internet
A 13-kilogram deer was caught on video engaging in an unusual confrontation with a 1.7-tonne rhinoceros at Wroclaw…
This wild fruit is getting a CRISPR makeover
For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities have improved their crops by saving seeds from plants with the best…
Scientists Just Discovered Microbes That Could Help Build Homes on Mars
Researchers are considering an unusual but promising ally for building the first human habitats on Mars: Earth’s toughest…
I’m an exoplanet hunter. Here’s why 2026 is going to be a game-changer in the search for alien worlds
There are some Really Big Things coming up in the world of exoplanets in 2026. Sadly, they’re not…