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Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once

Researchers used a collection of charged atoms to create a quantum superposition of an exotic type of defect

Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they...

Mathematicians have found a new way to identify prime numbers

The first breakthrough in finding prime numbers for over 25 years has mathematicians celebrating,...

Writing backwards can trick an AI into providing a bomb recipe

AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output,...

Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller

People who listen to music after having surgery report lower levels of pain and...

Can rain help a “human head” survive a lightning strike? Possibly

Feedback is intrigued by a study that uses rain and a "realistic three-compartment human head phantom" to explore the effects of a direct hit...

Readers deserve better from popular science books

There is a dirty secret in publishing: most popular science books aren't fact-checked. This needs to change, says Michael Marshall

What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?

General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective – and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists?

What life is and how the mind works fall within the compass of one bold concept. But critics say that by attempting to explain...

Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls

Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities...

6G phone networks could be 9000 times faster than 5G

Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of...

Risk of nut allergies from air on planes has been overblown

Filters on commercial flights seem to stop nut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic reaction from inhaling the...

Quantum theory is challenging long-standing ideas about entropy

A mathematical study finds that three definitions of what it means for entropy to increase, which have previously been considered equivalent, can produce different...

First breathtaking images from Euclid telescope’s map of the universe

The Euclid space telescope's massive “cosmic atlas” promises to shed light on fundamental questions in physics and cosmology

Male mice flee to female mice to de-escalate fights

During a fight between two male mice, one will often run to a female mouse to distract their aggressor, a bait-and-switch strategy that could...

Human scientists are still better than AI ones – for now

A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI agents still fall short of human scientists and engineers in coming up with...

Why frenemies, or love-hate relationships, are so bad for your health

Friends who blow hot and cold put more strain on your physical and mental health than enemies. Here's how to spot them and handle...

Puppies as young as 6 weeks old know to ask people for help

Puppies that are raised in someone's home seem to benefit from that extra human interaction, by asking for help at a younger age than...

Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek

A group of frogs from Madagascar have mating calls that sound like Star Trek sound effects – now their species names honour captains from...
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