Oxford scientists achieve teleportation with quantum supercomputer
Breakthrough brings quantum computing closer to large-scale practical use
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Scientists Drill Nearly 2 Miles To Pull 1.2M-Year-Old Ice Core From Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1.2 million years old.
Scientists Built the First Engine Powered by Entanglement—Not Coal or Oil
It’s as wild as it sounds.
Mysterious Nine-Day Seismic Event Triggered By Greenland 950-Foot Mega-Tsunami
A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world.
Scientists discover new species of titanosaur that dates back to 75 million years ago
Sauropod ‘Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra’ was nearly 50 feet long and weighed more than 10 tons.
CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May.
1 in 4 Unresponsive People with Brain Injuries May Be Conscious
More people than we thought who are in comas or similar states can hear what is happening around them, a study shows.
World’s First Tooth-Regrowing Drug Will Begin Human Trials in September
The world’s first human trial of a drug that can regenerate teeth will begin in a few months, less than a year on from news of its success in animals.
Astronomers Find The Biggest Stellar Black Hole In Our Galaxy And It’s Close To Earth
Named as Gaia BH3, it is 33 times the mass of our Sun.
The Genius of Thought Itself
Appreciating how extraordinary every human mind is can reinforce our commitment to egalitarian politics.
Colossal Cryovolcanic Comet That Exploded in Space Is Headed Toward Earth
A massive cryovolcanic comet, three times the size of Mount Everest, has burst into space and is now speeding towards Earth, scientists report.
Earth’s Core Appears to Be Leaking In the Arctic and Scientists Don’t Know Why
“We know very little about Earth’s core, other than that it exists.”
Scientists Unveil ‘Missing Law’ of Nature That Explains How Everything In the Universe Evolved, Including Us
The universe contains “many evolving systems, and yet we don’t seem to have a law of nature that adequately describes why those systems exist.”
Antimatter Falls Down, Not Up: CERN Experiment Confirms Theory
Observing this simple phenomenon had eluded physicists for decades.
Scientists Collect Entirely New Type of Virus From Marianas Trench Ocean Abyss
Scientists recovered a sample of the virus from an astonishing 5.5 miles below the waves.