US develops two-knob quantum simulator with precise thermal control
Scientists in the US have developed a novel way to control temperature inside a trapped-ion quantum simulator that…
Fact Check: Are there sharks in Lake Hartwell?
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – As Shark Week comes to a close, Anderson County Emergency Management is…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not an island of trash: its plastic averages roughly 50 kilograms spread across each square kilometer, and a 2022 study found 75 to 86 percent of the large floating debris by mass came from fishing gear, not household waste
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is usually pictured as a floating landfill, a raft of bottles and bags…
4th Space Launch Squadron reactivation marks new era at Vandenberg SFB
As Vandenberg Space Force Base looks to build the “Spaceport of the Future,” it’s bringing back a squadron…
Scientists Who Uncovered Altermagnetism Win Major Physics Honor
Altermagnetic crystal: not only the directions of spin polarization (in magenta and cyan) alternate on neighboring magnetic atoms,…
Bald eagle Liberty recovers after wing surgery
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A resident bald eagle at the Marine Science Center is recovering after undergoing surgery…
Conservation closure issued for sturgeon fishing on portion of CJ Strike Reservoir
Idaho Fish and Game will post signs at access points on the Snake River arm of CJ Strike…
NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley
From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International…
Gil Kalai (Hebrew University / Reichman University): Why noise may doom quantum computers
Yuval Boger interviews mathematician Gil Kalai about his long-standing skepticism regarding scalable quantum computing. Kalai explains two main…
Hammerhead shark spotted off Rhode Island in rare, surreal scene
The Atlantic Shark Institute has shared rare footage of a scalloped hammerhead shark swimming near the surface off…
Firefighters battle the last hot spots of a monster wildfire in France’s southwest
LANTON, France (AP) — With his watering can and bucket, Jean-François Pauner meanders from one small fire to…
NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership
NASA will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 14, live from the agency’s Kennedy…