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Controlling qubits with quantum superpositions allows them to dramatically violate a fundamental limit and encode information ...

White-sided dolphins seem to help killer whales "scout" and catch Chinook salmon near Vancouver Island, then eat the ...

People are often diagnosed with multiple neurodivergencies and mental health conditions, but the biggest genetic analysis so ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

In a stunning reversal, Disney has changed tack with regard to safeguarding its copyrighted characters from incorporation ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...