Can any animals kill the much-feared predator, the great white shark?
If we were to believe movies like Jaws, great white sharks are the ocean’s most terrifying predator says Melissa Hobson. Nothing…
2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely
A new study has made argon-argon dating more precise by using the well-recorded eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…
Bangkok declares disaster after homes flooded, roads submerged by heavy rain
TEMPORARY SHELTERS Almost continuous rain since Thursday afternoon has swelled Bangkok’s network of canals, sending murky water into…
Harvard Scientists Detect Radio Signal Coming Directly From Planet Outside the Solar System
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US firm hits 30 entangled logical qubits on its Sqale quantum computer
A Colorado-based company has announced a major milestone in quantum computing. Infleqtion’s Sqale quantum computer has demonstrated 30…
Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage
A Squamish, B.C., homeowner is using a motion-activated Halloween decoration to scare bears away from his garbage bins.…
New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel To Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…
Mosque bid hit with Environment Agency flood risk objection
The Environment Agency (EA) has objected to the Norwich Muslim Centre’s plans to transform the Gatehouse on Dereham…
On this day in space! Sept. 26, 1983: Russian cosmonauts narrowly escape Soyuz rocket explosion
On Sept. 26, 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launchpad. Two cosmonauts Vladimir Titov and Gennady…
DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap following field-wide effort led by SCAC subcommittee
Editor’s note: The following article was originally published by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Fermilab…
Guam had a population of three million invasive brown snakes; then US dropped 2,000 mice stuffed with paracetamol in a $8M operation to curb the population
Wars are no longer just between humans, they are also against invasive predators that completely destroy ecosystems. In…
First series of adult T-rex footprints reveals its walking speed
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