What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily
uttu A restless mind is one of the most common barriers to sleep Andrii Lysenko/Getty Images Perhaps it’s age…
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‘Magic’ states empower error-resistant quantum computing
Special quantum states allow computers to perform the most difficult class of quantum computing operations.
See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts
Vaccines are a marvel of modern medicine: the carefully tested and regulated technologies teach people’s immune systems how…
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion Claims that an asteroid or…
Archaeologists Recreate Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe for 140-Mile Ocean Voyage
Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles from Taiwan to Japan Researchers…
What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mercury Anymore
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to review…
How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?
“All hell will break loose, politically and morally, all over the world.” So said James Watson, the Nobel…
Gastric bypass surgery may cut the risk of bowel cancer
Gastric bypass surgery is generally used for weight loss, but it may have other benefits Portra/Getty Images A…
Independent estimate of Gaza deaths is higher than official figures
Destroyed buildings in Jabalia, Gaza, in February 2025 Imago/Alamy Around 75,000 people in the Gaza Strip – 3.6…
Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought
An artefact made from a mammoth tusk is the oldest known boomerang Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One,…