Quantum computers have the potential of outperforming classical computers on some optimization tasks. Yet scaling up quantum ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two ...

The fossilized neck bone of a flying reptile unearthed in Canada shows tell-tale signs of being bitten by a crocodile-like ...

Researchers at the University of Basel have shown that quantum systems can have antagonistic interactions, too—one agent ...

As the Australian Open continues in full swing, a new study can reveal female tennis coaches experience significantly more ...

A conservative think tank filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two Washington state agencies over delays in reporting the ...

Droughts are a serious consequence of climate change, devastating ecosystems, along with the organisms and communities who ...

An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow ...

The bacteria Legionella can survive in water systems for years and can cause acute and chronic illness: In 2014-15, it was blamed for at least 12 deaths in the Flint water crisis in Michigan, and as ...

The tell-tale smell of rotten eggs is often a sign that sulfur is at work. Sulfur is a key element in proteins such as keratin, which makes hair and nails tough, and used in agriculture to make ...

Exponential growth in big data and computing power is transforming climate science, where machine learning is playing a critical role in mapping the physics of our changing climate.

Treating hair loss may be as simple as developing therapies to flip a molecular "switch," according to a new study by researchers from Penn State; the University of California, Irvine; and National ...