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For quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts, they need more quantum bits, or qubits. State-of-the-art quantum computers have around 1,000 qubits. Columbia physicists Sebastian Will and Nanfang Yu have ...

For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can travel through 3D space, and even interact with other solitons without losing its shape.

Wildflower expert Naomi Fraga was excited about the prospect of an extraordinary bloom this spring, after a winter of near record rainfall, but this week's unseasonably hot, dry weather has dimmed her hopes for a superbloom ...

A new South Australian study has found little change in most people's diet and exercise after retirement—pointing to the need for positive lifestyle choices during your working life to maximize long-term health outcomes.

Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave. Now, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have imaged ...

Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures associated with HIV infection that may contribute to the cognitive impairment that often occurs ...

A team of engineers has made major strides in generating the tiniest earthquakes imaginable. The team's device, known as a surface acoustic wave phonon laser, could one day help scientists make more sophisticated versions ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. However, due to human expansion, only about a third of the forest's original ...

OpenAI recently introduced ChatGPT Health, "a dedicated experience in ChatGPT designed for health and wellness," as a response to the millions of people who ask ChatGPT a health care-related question every day, the company ...

Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material—deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)—of an organism.

Even healthy foods can contain trace amounts of elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. These "heavy metals" are part of Earth's crust and can enter the food supply naturally through soil and water. Industrial ...

At a time of growing food insecurity, a Canadian research team has created a new instrument for determining how plentiful, affordable and healthy the food sold in grocery stores is.