A Human-Specific Gene May Help Explain Our Extraordinary Brainpower
A human-specific gene may help explain why key brain cells mature so slowly and what that timing means…
Where is Skibs the Kid now? ‘Hong Kong Kids’ rapper on viral hit, school and ‘Asian vibe’
The last time I sat down with Lucas “Skibs the Kid” Scibetta, in the summer of 2013, he…
Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Open in Africa, and It Could Form a New Ocean
Scientists have found that the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, signaling…
Newly discovered ripples in spacetime put Einstein’s general relativity to the test
When black holes collide, the crash generates ripples in the fabric of spacetime—gravitational waves. These distortions travel far…
In a first, US scientists turn exciton superfluids into supersolids
In a first, scientists at Columbia University in New York and the University of Texas in Austin turned…
Physicists Outline Technique to Scale Neutral-Atom Quantum Systems Beyond 100,000 Qubits
Insider Brief Researchers at Columbia University report a metasurface-based optical tweezer platform that provides a realistic path to…
As India overtakes Japan in economic size, prosperity lags far behind
The achievement unleashed a wave of national pride in New Delhi and among business leaders, but behind the…
Scientists Made a Quantum Leap in the Fifth State of Matter
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” The fifth state…
New Tiny chip creates ‘rainbow laser’ for faster data speeds
The race for faster and more efficient data systems is reaching a critical point. With artificial intelligence driving…
Weak Jobs Growth Leads to Millions of US Workers Left Out
The “low-hire, low-fire” US labor market is leaving millions on the outside looking in. It’s not just recent…
‘Less energy, less equipment, and fewer steps’
Researchers have developed another way to deal with plastic waste, and the one-step process turns it into fuel.…
How ‘Young Sheldon’ star Raegan Revord wrote their novel on set
Every week during COVID as “Young Sheldon” filmed, Raegan Revord put their character Missy Cooper aside to instead…