Millisecond coherence reached for fluxonium qubit

Safety of herbicide glyphosate reaffirmed by European Food Safety Authority, rejecting activist claims

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) said on [July 6] it had not identified “critical areas of concern” to prevent renewed approval in the European Union for glyphosate, the active…

A quantum Szilard engine that can achieve two-level system hyperpolarization

JetBlue to end American Airlines joint venture after court ruling

JetBlue said it will wind down a flying alliance with American Airlines after an unfavorable court ruling. JetBlue said Wednesday it will wind down an alliance with American Airlines rather…

New Gravitational Waves Observation Run: More Secrets of the Universe

Scientists claim that a new observation run to search for ripples in space-time generated by colliding black holes and other extreme cosmic events will take gravitational wave astronomy to the…

Friendly teasing or traumatic bullying? Homophobic name-calling leaves scars

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study reveals the extent of homophobic name-calling among teenagers, and the damaging impact it has on mental health, regardless of whether the name-calling is…

Gravitational Waves Detected as Cosmic ‘Hum’

A 15-year collaboration in which Cornell astrophysicists have played leading roles has found the first evidence of gravitational waves slowly undulating through the galaxy, ripples in space-time likely generated by…

This Planet Survived Death Sentence – Nobody Knows How

Stars tend to get violent when they’re about to die. And it is not easy for the planets that orbit them. Take our Sun, for example: in about 5 billion…

More IVF babies born after egg collection in summer rather than in autumn, study finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The time of year when eggs are collected from women’s ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to live birth rates, according to new research published…

300,000 year old “giant” prehistoric handaxes found in Kent |

Archaeologists from University College London (UCL) have uncovered “giant” prehistoric stone handaxes during excavations of an Ice Age site in Kent, England. The discovery was made in advance of the…