Science & Technology

IBM quantum computer solves classically intractable problem in 15 minutes
August 30, 2026
IBM and University of Chicago researchers have completed a quantum computation that leading classical methods could not practically reproduce. The system used 70 error-corrected
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How scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal
August 28, 2026
Global cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events ...
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To doom invasive fish, scientists are breeding ‘supermales’
August 27, 2026
Technique shown to eradicate exotic trout—by producing all male populations ...
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Key brain circuit regulating hibernation found at last
August 26, 2026
Discovery in hamsters suggests path toward inducing hibernation in mammals that don’t do it naturally ...
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Climate change is strengthening El Niño, coral records suggest
August 26, 2026
1000-year archive from the Galápagos portends greater weather disruptions from the Pacific climate cycle ...
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Dreams of making drugs and tissues in space get closer to reality
August 26, 2026
Maturing techniques and cheaper launches fuel microgravity research—and hopes of orbital manufacturing ...
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is ready to hunt thousands of alien worlds
August 26, 2026
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is now enclosed inside its Falcon Heavy fairing and nearly ready for launch. Its mission could uncover thousands of exoplanets
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One asteroid strike may explain two mysteries of Mars’ moon Deimos
August 26, 2026
A single asteroid impact may explain two of Deimos’s most puzzling features: its huge southern depression and unusually smooth, dusty surface. Simulations suggest a
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NSF shrinks support for social sciences in prestigious graduate fellowship program
August 25, 2026
New solicitation excludes students in seven fields and science education ...
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NASA’s Roman telescope readies a sweeping view of the universe
August 25, 2026
With a view 100 times larger than Hubble, the observatory will survey the cosmos for distant worlds and clues to dark energy ...
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