A research team has developed the first switch that turns on and off a quantum…
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Juno mission to Jupiter delivers first science results
NASA’s Juno mission is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about Jupiter specifically, and gas…
The big star that couldn’t become a supernova
For the first time in history, astronomers have been able to watch as a dying…
Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks
A recent study identifies new genetic markers in sockeye salmon that can help improve management…
Predicting threats to rainforests: New approach
A new study highlights novel approaches to tackling deforestation. The team focused their research on…
Landscape-scale erosion instabilities in the northern Gabilan Mesa, California
If you ever fly from L.A. to San Francisco, California, you may notice the Gabilan…
New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia
A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the ‘age of…
Marmoset monkeys learn to call the same way human infants learn to babble
Human social groups have a strange tendency to share responsibility for taking care of infants;…
Ancient DNA evidence shows hunter-gatherers and farmers were intimately linked
In human history, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming is a significant one….
Brain images reveal roots of kids’ increasing cognitive control
As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in…