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Oxford physicists created exotic quantum superpositions in a trapped ion, opening new paths for quantum computing and sensing.
Oxford physicists used a trapped ion to create unusual quantum superpositions from squeezed and non-Gaussian motional states.
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A new study suggests pigeons sense Earth’s magnetic field using iron-filled immune cells in their livers, revealing a surprising navigation mechanism.
DiscoveriesPigeons may use magnetic immune cells to find their way homeHannah Shavit-Weiner
Aldon Smith is introduced by Commissioner of the National Football League in the 2011 draft.
DiscoveriesNFL teams may be overpaying to move up in the draft, study findsAmyn Bhai
New seismic evidence suggests the Indian Plate is peeling and tearing beneath Tibet, reshaping Himalayan geology and quake risk.
Green ImpactScientists discover a major geological rift tearing India in twoJoshua Shavit
Elecoglipron lowered HbA1c and body weight in a phase 2 trial, pointing to a simpler oral option for type 2 diabetes.
HealthNew oral diabetes pill sharply lowers blood sugar and body weight in phase 2 trialHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new cavity QED method could create complex entangled states for quantum sensing and exotic many-body physics.
DiscoveriesUniversity of Chicago team proposes flexible new platform to produce entangled quantum statesShy Cohen
This composite image shows evidence for a wind blowing away from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy. The white dot in the center of the image shows Sgr A*. In orange is data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array radio telescopes in Chile, mapping the location of cold gas composed of carbon monoxide in the image. In blue is X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
SpaceMilky Way’s central black hole wind finally detected ending 50-year searchJoshua Shavit
Simulations show a compact X-ray telescope could map the Moon’s surface chemistry in as little as one to two years.
SpaceCompact X-ray telescope could deliver the first full chemical map of the MoonJoseph Shavit
Researchers at Rice University developed a cytokine factory patch that continuously releases healing proteins into wounds, accelerating tissue repair in mice and pigs while activating key regeneration pathways.
HealthEngineered cells deliver healing signals directly into woundsMac Oliveau
A University of Gothenburg study finds thawing permafrost released massive amounts of carbon after the last Ice Age, potentially accounting for nearly half of the atmospheric carbon dioxide increase that accompanied Earth’s transition into a warmer climate.
Green ImpactStudy reveals hidden role of permafrost in ancient climate changeJoshua Shavit
The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago.
DiscoveriesAncient Velociraptor cousin glided on four wings and hunted birdsRebecca Shavit
New SETI rules tighten how scientists verify and announce possible evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
SpaceDisclosure Day: New SETI protocols aim to prevent panic, misinformationShy Cohen
SETI scientists scanned interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio technosignatures and found no evidence of artificial signals.
SpaceSETI checked 3I/ATLAS for alien signals — Here’s what they foundJoseph Shavit
A new tachyon theory argues faster-than-light particles may fit within relativity without the old paradoxes about time and causality.
SpaceNew tachyon theory could unlock the secrets of time travel and causalityJoshua Shavit
New modelling by Dr Anthony Clarke and his team suggests Stonehenge’s Altar Stone was not carried to southern England by ice alone. Humans likely moved it.
DiscoveriesAncient Britons likely transported Stonehenge’s Altar Stone 700 kilometers from ScotlandRebecca Shavit
New simulations show fast flavor conversion can either help or hinder core-collapse supernova explosions.
SpaceThe explosive fate of a collapsing star depends on neutrinosJoseph Shavit
A new analysis argues many consciousness studies may measure information processing, not subjective experience.
AIAs AI systems evolve could they really become conscious?Shy Cohen