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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...

Warmer winters mean world’s highest places may store less carbon

At high altitudes, global warming is having its strongest effect on winter temperatures – and that might mean soils there store can less carbon...

The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is...

Teaching computers a new way to count could make numbers more accurate

A new way to store numbers in computers can dynamically prioritise accuracy or range, depending on need, allowing software to quickly switch between very...

NASA set to launch Europa probe to search for signs of habitability

A 6000-kilogram spacecraft will embark on a six-year journey to Jupiter to explore whether its icy moon Europa has the conditions to support life

Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters

Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them – and an experiment involving a...

How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost a gene for producing vitamin C and got a taste for citrus. Since then, we've cultivated the...

Stool test could provide a simpler way to diagnose endometriosis

A chemical produced by gut bacteria could be the basis for a non-invasive test for endometriosis – and mouse experiments suggest it might also...

France slashed bird flu outbreaks by vaccinating ducks

A vaccination campaign targeting ducks, the farm birds most at risk of getting and spreading bird flu, succeeded in greatly reducing outbreaks of the...

Starship: When will SpaceX’s next ‘chopstick’ test flight go ahead?

SpaceX claims the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket will happen “within days”, but the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet approved the...

Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybercab is a hollow promise of a robotaxi future

Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver. The newly...

Millions of websites could be impacted by UK deal on Chagos Islands

The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".io", and...

Tiniest ‘ruler’ ever measures distances as small as an atom’s width

A new technique uses glowing molecules, laser light and microscopes to measure distances as minuscule as 0.1 nanometres – the width of a typical...

There could be 30,000 species of earthworms wriggling around the world

Nearly 6000 species and subspecies of earthworms have been identified by scientists – but the true number could top 30,000
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