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Physicists create quantum-inspired optical sensor
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, joined by a colleague from Argonne National Laboratory, U.S., have implemented an advanced quantum algorithm...
Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoes
An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to...
A new catalog of infrared dark clouds
Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are dark patches of cold dust and gas seen in the sky against the bright diffuse infrared glow of warm...
DNA evidence increases our understanding of contact between Stone Age cultures
What kind of interactions did the various Stone Age cultures have with one another? In a new interdisciplinary study, researchers have combined archaeological and...
Bacteria perform mass suicide to defend their colony
A new study from researchers at Oxford University's Departments of Zoology and Biochemistry shows that warring bacteria will engage in suicidal attacks in vast...
Hubble makes surprising find in the early universe
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early Universe took place sooner...
Astronomers discover 30 degree arc of ultraviolet emission centered on the...
Astronomers announced the discovery of a ghostly, almost perfectly circular, arc of ultraviolet emission centered on the handle of the Big Dipper and stretching...
Discovery of ancient super-eruptions indicates the Yellowstone hotspot may be waning
Throughout Earth's long history, volcanic super-eruptions have been some of the most extreme events ever to affect our planet's rugged surface. Surprisingly, even though...
Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a ‘dark hydrogen iceberg,’ not aliens
The aliens came on Oct. 19, 2017.
That was the day telescopes picked up a strange object with an odd, elongated shape that moved like...
City foxes are becoming more similar to domesticated dogs as they...
Urban red foxes are becoming more similar to domesticated dogs as they adapt to their city environment, according to a new analysis.
A team led...
The most popular textbook example of punctuated evolution debunked
Evolutionary biologists have for a long time disagreed on the rate of evolution when new species emerge. Are new species the result of gradual...
