IBM quantum computer solves classically intractable problem in 15 minutes
Scientists used a new error correction strategy to encode 70 logical qubits and tackle a problem considered classically…
How we can solve the forest fire issue in Portugal
In this episode, he explains that the recurring nightmare of Portugal’s forest fires is often reduced to discussions…
SpaceX targets thousands of annual launches at planned $100 billion Louisiana site
SpaceX targets thousands of annual launches at planned $100 billion Louisiana site – Futura-Sciences August 30, 2026 3…
Physicists predicted in 1936 that a powerful magnetic field could turn empty space into a kind of prism — and on August 5, 2026, observations of a magnetar with a field more than a trillion times Earth’s produced the strongest evidence yet that they were right.
About 13,000 light-years away, give or take the spread in astronomical distance estimates, a stellar remnant is turning…
Scientists found common eastern bumblebee queens can survive underwater for up to 1 week; the 2024 University of Guelph study began after flooded fridge tubes |
Large earth bumblebee (queen) on phacelia blossoms. Credits – Wikimedia Commons A laboratory accident at a Canadian university…
Hundreds of hidden earthquakes found at Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern…
Wind turbine blades are built to survive decades and are difficult to recycle; an Iowa plant mechanically shreds them into fibres and powders for concrete, mortar and asphalt
The recycling process begins with extracting reusable components from the blades.(Representational photo, Getty images) Wind turbine blades can…
Ancient Dust Grains Hold Magnetic Clues to the Sun’s Birth
Those little dust grains that fall to Earth during meteor showers or end up as part of larger…
In 1967, Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island; after restoring nesting habitat, its sooty tern colony rose from under 20,000 pairs to about 700,000
Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island A tiny coral island on the northern edge…
A new recipe unlocks “impossible” nanocrystals for LEDs, implants, and superconductors
Nanocrystals have become an important part of modern materials science, with quantum dots helping inspire the 2023 Nobel…
In 1978, Richard Branson bought a bare 74-acre Caribbean island for $180,000; it now shelters more than 140 animal species, including breeding lemurs and giant tortoises | World News
An aerial view of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, a private island in the Caribbean. Credits…
Something doesn’t add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope finds — Space photo of the week
NGC 6723 is a globular cluster, an ancient inhabitant of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble &…