Examining 'glitches in the matrix': Team finds ways to harness quantum power of atomic flaws

The most interesting parts of nature are often the imperfections. That’s especially true in quantum physics,…

How to make better decisions—using scoring systems

When faced with difficult choices, we often rank the alternatives to see how they stack up.…

Opinion: The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine—despite military, health and environmental effects

The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams…

Opinion: Abortion prison sentence shows the law is focused on fetuses—why that's dangerous for women

The imprisonment of a woman in the UK for taking abortion pills at 32-34 weeks of…

How the Unabomber's unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture

Can the language someone uses be as unique as their fingerprints? Click here for…

Ribbiting rhythms: Citizen science reveals new information about frog calls

We all know the familiar “ribbit” of a frog call, but did you know that individual…

New technologies reveal the impact of circular economy on threatened species such as the Egyptian vulture

If urban landfills disappear under the new European regulation, some endangered birds such as the Egyptian…

Cover crops contribute to soil health, study shows

Worldwide, farmers are being challenged with a variety of issues, including growing populations, a changing climate…

Handing over European service module for Artemis II

Yesterday, ESA formally gave possession of the second European Service Module to NASA for the Artemis…

Researchers manufacture first-ever droplet-etched quantum dots that glow in C-band optical light

Paderborn researchers from the Department of Physics and the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) have…