Astrophysics

How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work better

How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work...

SIN May 6, 2024 0 44

A quantum bit inspired by Schrödinger’s cat can resist making errors for an unpr...

Black holes scramble information – but may not be the best at it

Black holes scramble information – but may not be the b...

SIN May 6, 2024 0 48

Information contained within quantum objects gets scrambled when they interact. ...

Zebras bob their heads at each other to signal cooperation

Zebras bob their heads at each other to signal cooperation

SIN May 6, 2024 0 47

Head-bobbing seems to be a way for zebras to invite others to groom, graze or mo...

Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health

Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut he...

SIN May 6, 2024 0 22

A ribbon of electrodes could nestle in the gut to help diagnose gastrointestinal...

Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight parasitic wasps

Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight ...

SIN May 6, 2024 0 21

A surprise discovery has revealed that female stink bugs have a small indent on ...

Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes

Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosom...

SIN May 4, 2024 0 27

The inactivation of one copy of the X chromosome in female mammals may start to ...

Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England

SIN May 3, 2024 0 49

DNA analysis of remains found at medieval sites has identified closely related s...

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squeezing geysers

Protocells on early Earth may have been formed by squee...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 34

Simulations of the crust of early Earth show that cycles of pressure caused by g...

Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination

Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for p...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 41

Migrating flies can carry pollen hundreds or thousands of kilometres, and this c...

Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 23

Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of ...

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far si...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 33

If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far ...

Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

SIN May 3, 2024 0 44

Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves,...

Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust

Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic ru...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 25

The air and dust in climbing centres contain high levels of rubber particles fro...

Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and killing larvae

Rising temperatures are cooking bumblebee nests and kil...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 37

Climate change could be fueling bumblebee population loss by making hives too ho...

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with ...

SIN May 3, 2024 0 18

A male Sumatran orangutan chewed the leaves of a plant used in Indonesian tradit...

Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €4 per person

Politicians can use social media ads to buy votes for €...

SIN May 2, 2024 0 37

An analysis of the 2021 German federal elections has found that for every 200,00...

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