Quantum ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ survives for a stunning 23 minutes
A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new...
Flu viruses have evolved proteins that let them break through mucus
Proteins on the...
The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss
Construction at a...
1,200 years ago, a cat in Jerusalem left the oldest known evidence of ‘making...
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,200-year-old jug fragment with the imprint of a small cat "making biscuits," the oldest evidence of a...
How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality
In certain circles,...
Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers
Meditation can help...
Our brains can understand written sentences in the ‘blink of an eye,’ study reveals
Human brains can discern the basic structures of written language from a single glance — enabling us to quickly consume the torrent of...
Computers normally can’t see optical illusions — but a scientist combined AI with quantum...
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system can mimic how people interpret complex optical illusions for the first time, thanks to principles borrowed from...
Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life
Illustration of a...
What’s the difference between a tsunami and a tidal wave?
Tidal waves and tsunamis — the two most powerful types of wave on Earth— are often confused in popular discourse. While the terms...