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A fleeting photoinduced electronic state and the subsequent formation of a photoinduced hidden state in a metal-organic framework were captured in just 30 femtoseconds by researchers at Science Tokyo, Tohoku University a...

Using IBM's quantum computer, scientists say they have shown in three different experiments that quantum computers can outpace classical machines in useful computations.

The total solar eclipse on 12 August will only be visible to a lucky few, but eclipses happen all over the world - here are the next ones to look out for, wherever you may be

In this extract from Peter Hellers novel, the August read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to pilot Hig, who lives alone after most of the world was killed in a superflu pandemic

Set in an empty world after a superflu pandemic wipes out most of humanity, Peter Heller's The Dog Stars - the August read for the New Scientist Book Club - will be released as a film later this month. He reveals how...

To predict when well have a truly useful quantum computer, we need to know precisely what one is. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan finds thats harder to pin down than you might think

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Semiconductor spin qubits are one of the most promising building blocks for future quantum computers, but turning them into a working, large-scale quantum computer has so far proven difficult. For now, two big questions ...

Astronomers have identified a supernova remnant beside the well-known Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443), and evidence suggests both are the wreckage of two stars that once orbited each other before exploding separately.

An international team of researchers from École Polytechnique, Collège de France and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has achieved a world first: the experimental realization of an all-optical photonic time ...

Animal-borne cameras have revealed that the world's largest fish spends far more time feeding below the surface than scientists realized.

One of a series of striking AI-assisted math discoveries, this one feels a little different. The post Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI appe...

The mummies of two people who lived in Chile more than 400 years ago carry DNA from smallpox, providing the first molecular evidence that the virus was brought to the Americas from Europe

We all have bits of DNA from a long-lost ghost ancestor inside us - and by putting all the different bits together, we might be able to reconstruct their genome

Two newly discovered bird carvings reveal early humans' keen eye for artistry in the ice age world 40,000 years ago.

Quantum fluctuations influence direction-dependent electrical transport in chiral magnets, researchers from Science Tokyo report. In chiral magnetic systems, electric current flows differently depending on its direction,...

Researchers found that vesper bats use two separate sets of genes to build antibodies - a rare evolutionary quirk that may give them different ways to fight infection.

Researchers have developed and tested an infrared spectroscopy system that can rapidly detect chemical aerosols from a distance by using light reflected from common surfaces such as traffic signs, tree trunks or painted ...

Large-scale quantum communication networks require both reliable quantum memories and coherent single-photon sources that can exchange quantum information efficiently. A coherent source of single photons with narrow line...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have demonstrated a new way of switching a material between two fundamentally different magnetic states using an electric current. The discovery could pave the way fo...

How does the brain learn? Does it acquire new knowledge by creating new neural pathways or by strengthening existing connections? A new study from Bar-Ilan University offers evidence in favor of the latter, suggesting th...

Genetic tests of mammoth remains have found a stark contrast in the sex ratio between sites where the animals died naturally and those associated with humans, offering hints about how our ancestors hunted