Science and Technolgy blog
Google’s new 105-qubit ‘Willow’ quantum processor has surpassed a key error-correction threshold first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum machines.
Loneliness and social isolation among Americans aged 50 to 80 have largely reverted to the levels observed before the pandemic, according to a recent study published in JAMA. However, over one-third of older adults still experience loneliness, and nearly as…
Physicists have been puzzling over conflicting observational results pertaining to the accelerating expansion rate of our Universe—a major discovery recognized by the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has confirmed that…
The device, which directs a liquid by mimicking squids’ high-pressure jets, could provide alternative delivery methods for injectable drugs.
The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of 87,000 people.
A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics.
A study on mice found that interventions increasing the creation of new neurons in the hippocampus (hippocampal neurogenesis) weaken memories of traumatic events and reduce PTSD symptoms. The research was published in Molecular Psychiatry. Early researchers of brain development believed…
It’s once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That’s right—it’s time for the 2024 edition of our annual Charity Drive! Every year since 2007, we’ve encouraged readers to…
Trees are important for the health of our planet. For one, they pull carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas, out of the air. But they also take up methane gas, scientists have now learned. Methane is even more potent as a…
Organoid (noun, “OR-guh-noid”) An organoid is a model of an organ made from living cells. Organoids are lab tools that mimic the functions of real organs. Organs carry out specific jobs in our bodies. Digestion begins in the stomach. The…
