Scientists develop novel high-fidelity quantum computing gate
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing and Toshiba have succeeded in building a quantum computer gate based ...
Parasaurolophus pipes: Modeling the dinosaur's crest to study its sound
Fossils might give a good image of what dinosaurs looked like, but they can also teach scientists what they sounded like. The ...
Humpback whale nursery hotspot detected in Australian waters
Marine biologists from The University of Western Australia have recommended protection measures for a humpback whale nursery ...
Mysteries of the universe explored by professor, students in Italian underground lab
In an underground lab in a mountainous region of Italy that contains the coldest temperatures known to exist in the universe, ...
Ring around Tabby's star
This illustration shows a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian's Star or Tabby's ...
Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ire
In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local ...
2 million mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail
A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one traveling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in unprecedented detail by one of Earth's most powerful telescopes.
Origin of life research finds RNA can favor both left- and right-handed proteins
The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a discovery that RNA—a key molecule ...
More than 40% of coral species face extinction, according to new research
Following a global assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has revealed that 44% of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction. The announcement was made at the ongoing ...
Quack-like underwater sounds off the coast of New Zealand in the '80s may have been a conversation, researcher says
Mysterious, repeating sounds from the depths of the ocean can be terrifying to some, but in the 1980s, they presented a ...
Low levels of common contaminants but high levels of other elements in waters linked to abandoned lithium mine
Lithium ore and mining waste from a historic lithium mine located west of Charlotte, North Carolina, are unlikely to ...
Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place, researchers report
According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that ...