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Corrected study rekindles debate over Microsoft’s quantum computing research

Dispute over elusive Majorana particles claimed in Science highlights controversial approach to robust quantum chips

Dispute over elusive Majorana particles claimed in Science highlights controversial approach to robust quantum chips

Author Adam MannPosted on August 14, 2025

By sucking up DNA, clot-producing platelets could help diagnose cancer

The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies

The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies

Author Mitch LesliePosted on August 14, 2025

Fossil teeth reveal a previously unknown human ancestor from eastern Africa

Scientists say the teeth belonged to a type of Australopithecus, a relative of Lucy’s species, that coexisted with our genus, Homo

Scientists say the teeth belonged to a type of Australopithecus, a relative of Lucy’s species, that coexisted with our genus, Homo

Author Bridget AlexPosted on August 13, 2025

Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants

Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants

Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants

Author Jeffrey MervisPosted on August 13, 2025

Featherweight flyers could ‘levitate’ above Earth indefinitely

Making use of an obscure physics effect to fly, devices could probe the upper atmosphere and explore Mars

Making use of an obscure physics effect to fly, devices could probe the upper atmosphere and explore Mars

Author Annika InampudiPosted on August 13, 2025

A single lock of hair could rewrite what we know about Inca record-keeping

Evidence from a 500-year-old khipu suggests commoners helped craft the Inca’s intricate knotted records

Evidence from a 500-year-old khipu suggests commoners helped craft the Inca’s intricate knotted records

Author Humberto BasilioPosted on August 13, 2025

New twist on PET scans unlocks hidden signals for diagnosing disease

Overlooked emissions from exotic positronium atoms could improve medical scanners

Overlooked emissions from exotic positronium atoms could improve medical scanners

Author Zack SavitskyPosted on August 13, 2025

‘Superefficient’ weaver ants show remarkable strength in numbers

Unlike people, these nest-building insects pull harder in teams

Unlike people, these nest-building insects pull harder in teams

Author Erik StokstadPosted on August 12, 2025

‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests

Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

Author Phie JacobsPosted on August 12, 2025

Youths buried in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries carried West African DNA

Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers

Despite bearing remarkably far-flung genetic origins, a girl and young man were buried just like their peers

Author Andrew CurryPosted on August 12, 2025

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