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New detector breakthrough pushes boundaries of quantum computing
Physicists at Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have developed a new detector for measuring energy quanta at unprecedented resolution. This...
New study reveals how reptiles divided up the spoils in ancient...
While dinosaurs ruled the land in the Mesozoic, the oceans were filled by predators such as crocodiles and giant lizards, but also entirely extinct...
Venus might be habitable today, if not for Jupiter
Venus might not be a sweltering, waterless hellscape today, if Jupiter hadn't altered its orbit around the sun, according to new UC Riverside research.
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The Ilopango volcanic eruption that shocked the Maya’s civilization 1590 years...
In 431 CE, 1590 years ago, the Maya civilization was laid waste as the Ilopango volcano erupted, killing every living thing within 40 km...
The Arctic is burning in a whole new way
"Zombie fires" and burning of fire-resistant vegetation are new features driving Arctic fires—with strong consequences for the global climate—warn international fire scientists in a...
Second alignment plane of solar system discovered
A study of comet motions indicates that the solar system has a second alignment plane. Analytical investigation of the orbits of long-period comets shows...
Plastic-eating enzyme ‘cocktail’ heralds new hope for plastic waste
The scientists who re-engineered the plastic-eating enzyme PETase have now created an enzyme 'cocktail' which can digest plastic up to six times faster.
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Naked prehistoric monsters: Evidence that prehistoric flying reptiles probably had feathers...
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper refuting earlier claims that feathers were also found on...
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunting exercise for even the most...
Astronomers find the first galaxy whose ultraviolet luminosity is comparable to...
Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (Garafía, La Palma, Canary Islands), and with the...
New study shows converting to electric vehicles alone won’t meet climate...
Today there are more than 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago. It's...
