New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system
The orbits of a potential dwarf planet called 2017 OF201 and the dwarf planet Sedna Tony Dunn A potential dwarf planet has been discovered in the outer reaches of our
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Ultracold atoms have been ‘hyperentangled’ for the first time
Technology By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have put them in a state with several simultaneously quantum-entangled properties By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan Facebook / Meta Twitter / X
Giant ground sloths evolved three different times for the same reason
Life An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the animals evolved to gigantic sizes in response to cold and dry conditions By Jake Buehler Facebook
32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design
In the late 1970s, a time when 8-bit processors were state of the art and CMOS was the underdog of semiconductor technology, engineers at AT&T’s Bell Labs took a bold
Entering a New Era of Modeling and Simulation
This is a sponsored article brought to you by COMSOL. Computer modeling and simulation has been used in engineering for many decades. At this point, anyone working in R&D is
DolphinGemma Could Enable AI Communication with Dolphins
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. There are a few animals that pretty much everyone likes: fluffy pandas, cute kittens and regal tigers. Dolphins would probably
Why Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Won’t Shield the U.S. from Nuclear Strikes
During a briefing from the Oval Office this week, President Donald Trump revealed his administration’s plan for “Golden Dome”—an ambitious high-tech system meant to shield the U.S. from ballistic, cruise
A Public Health Researcher and Her Engineer Husband Found How Diseases Can Spread through Air Decades before the COVID Pandemic
Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, by Carl Zimmer, charts the history of the field of aerobiology: the science of airborne microorganisms. In this episode, we discover
Trump Leaves Disaster-Struck States Waiting Weeks for Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
CLIMATEWIRE | Public officials have started pleading with the Trump administration for help in recovering from deadly disasters as President Donald Trump triggers frustration in states struck by tornadoes, floods
How Much Ultraprocessed Food Do You Eat? Blood and Urine Record It
A new study suggests blood and urine samples could provide an objective measure of diets and help unravel their connections to disease By Smriti Mallapaty & Nature magazine Diets rich
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