Scientists edge toward scalable quantum simulations on a photonic chip

A system using photonics-based synthetic dimensions could be used to help explain complex natural phenomena. …

IceCube shows Milky Way galaxy is a neutrino desert

For the first time, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has produced an image of the Milky Way…

Energy insecurity is an underappreciated social and environmental determinant of health

In light of climate change and the impending transition to clean energy, many long-standing programs to…

Significant decline of snow cover in the Northern hemisphere over the last half century

A new study that uses rigorous mathematical models and statistical methods and finds declining snow cover…

Virus-like transposons wage war on the species barrier

Scientists have known for decades that genes can be transferred from one species to another, both…

First 'ghost particle' image of Milky Way

Scientists have revealed a uniquely different image of our galaxy by determining the galactic origin of…

How the cat nose knows what it's smelling

Scientists have found the secret to felines’ finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes. A…

Earliest strands of the cosmic web

Galaxies are not scattered randomly across the universe. They gather together not only into clusters, but…

Combining maths with music leads to higher scores, suggests review of 50 years of research

Children do better at maths when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis…

A new species of mosquitoes found in Finland — official count of species now at 44

The mosquito species Culex modestus has been found in Finland for the first time. In Southern…