Quantum Simulators Put a 40-Year-Old Physics Theory to the Test
This AI image shows a chain of strontium atoms (orange), each held in an optical tweezer (blue cones).…
They bought a house in LA. The neighbours are bears – and they won't stay out of the pool – BBC
They bought a house in LA. The neighbours are bears – and they won’t stay out of the…
Sovereignty, farming and fishing: Iceland votes on its future with the EU | Iceland
For a long time, the prospect of becoming the third generation to run his family farm was an…
Interstellar Travel V: Warp Drives, Wormholes, and Halo Drives
Welcome back to our series on Interstellar Travel, where we look at the many proposals made for sending…
Before he was old enough to drive, a 14-year-old talked a university physics department into lending him a sub-basement — the machine he assembled there fused atoms in a plasma hotter than the sun’s core and made him the youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion
The first physicist Taylor Wilson pitched turned him down flat. Friedwardt Winterberg, an eminent professor at the University…
In 1971, a Canadian art student visited a fogbound island to draw wild horses; she stayed nearly 50 years studying its wildlife, and Sable became a national park reserve | World News
Representative image of a naturalist observing wildlife in a remote, misty landscape. Image credits: ChatGPT. In 1971, Zoe…
Ulez expansion three years on: How London’s pollution gap persists
Multiple clean-air policies were introduced in the period covered by the BBC’s analysis between 2014 and 2024. They…
Chinese researchers complete Earth-Moon two-way laser link test
Researchers have completed a laser communications test between Earth and the Moon, successfully verifying two-way high-speed laser link…
Michaela Eichinger (Quantum Machines): Why classical compute and HPC integration will define useful quantum
Yuval Boger interviews Michaela Eichinger, a product solutions physicist at Quantum Machines and the author of a widely…
Hydrotherapy pool helps fox cub to recover after he was injured in Huthwaite
Chance was found injured in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, in June. The centre said he had all the necessary vaccinations…
Darlington food waste scheme recycles 530 tonnes in 12 weeks
The borough’s food waste recycling scheme, which launched on June 2, has collected more than 530 tonnes of…
Hobby astronomers unite with former NASA engineer to uncover source of mysterious space lights
Orbs of light streaking across the night sky below the planet Venus are fascinating Queensland sky watchers. They…