Flip-flop qubits: Radical new quantum computing design invented

Engineers have invented a radical new architecture for quantum computing, based on novel 'flip-flop qubits,' that…

Clever cockatoos bend hooks into straight wire to fish for food

Bending of a hook into wire to fish for the handle of a basket by crow…

Something to sneeze about: Democratic voting in African wild dog packs

Scientists studying African wild dogs in Botswana have found members of this endangered species use sneezes…

Newly-discovered semiconductor dynamics may help improve energy efficiency

Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to…

Superhuman ‘night’ vision during the total eclipse?

It was dark as night during the recent total solar eclipse, yet people and objects were…

Humans still evolving, large-scale study of genetic data shows

In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers…

Mobile phone use while pregnant not linked to child neurodevelopment problems, study suggests

Mobile phone use during pregnancy is unlikely to have any adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, according…

Research shows how DNA molecules cross nanopores

Research sheds new light on the understanding of the measurement of polymer properties in diverse chemical…

Swings in dad’s testosterone affects the family — for better or worse — after baby arrives

Testosterone levels are a key factor in a family's health and happiness after a newborn arrives.…

Aeroices: Newly discovered ultralow-density ice

Relatively little is known about the effects of extreme negative pressure on water molecules. Exploring a…