An investigation of the changing behaviour of a single quantum bit through time has uncovered a tantalising similarity to the ...

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Mudlarking, once a trade of the Victorian poor, has evolved into a modern-day hobby that captivates everyday Londoners and history enthusiasts. What began as a desperate means of survival, scouring ...

The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less ...

Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive ...

A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects ...

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than previously thought - ...

Mercury pollution accumulated in trees could offer a new way to keep tabs on destructive gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. “We could potentially see whether mining is starting to ramp ...

A recently developed medication encourages people with cocaine use disorder to reduce their intake of the stimulant – a step ...

For example, during an explosive space battle scene in Star Trek, a crew member is tossed out into space and suddenly into silence. For Skelton, this moment accurately portrays physics: space is an ...

President Trump's DOGE team, headed by Elon Musk, claims to have saved $1 million by ditching 70-year-old tape data storage.