Researchers advance effort to turn diamonds into a quantum simulator

Diamonds are often prized for their flawless shine, but Chong Zu, an assistant professor of physics…

Kariko, Weissman win Nobel for mRNA COVID vaccines

Katalin Kariko of Hungary and Drew Weissman of the United States won the Nobel Medicine Prize…

France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu

France on Monday began Europe’s only vaccination campaign against bird flu in ducks, hoping to avoid…

Wildfires upend Indigenous Canadians' balance with nature

Adrienne Jerome is heartbroken. Her house survived Canada’s record wildfires this year, but everything that made…

Nobel Prize announcements are getting underway with the unveiling of the medicine prize

Six days of Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday with the unveiling of the winner of the…

Canada left battered by 'never before seen' wildfire season

When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada’s fire season this year, they struggled to…

Faith primary schools admitting fewer children with special educational needs, study finds

Faith primary schools are admitting fewer children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) than local…

Netherlands halts extraction from Europe's biggest gas field

The Netherlands halted extraction from Europe’s biggest gas field on Sunday, which was resulting in earthquakes…

A double earthquake threat? Study finds 2 Seattle-area faults ripped about the same time

With the Cascadia Subduction Zone parked off the coast and shallow faults lurking under most major…

Antimatter: We cracked how gravity affects it. What it means for our understanding of the universe

A substance called antimatter is at the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of the…