A study of prehistoric jewellery from the Częstochowa Museum collection has revealed meteoric iron in three bracelets. Meteoric iron is a naturally occurring metal and a remnant of the early…
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‘Deaths of despair’ more than double in the US over two decades
Credit: Keira Burton from Pexels The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a global standard for classifying diseases, deaths and health conditions and has been used for more than a…
‘Jupiter Ascending’ came out 10 years ago, and we’re still not sure how the Matrix creator’s space opera went so wrong
Whenever someone brings up Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s body of work, The Matrix is always at the center of the conversation. Maybe Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas get some mentions…
Ranger 8 moon photos aid in Apollo site selection
Impact sites of Rangers 7, 8 and 9. Credit: NASA / JPL Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists…
A long-term process that needs to be managed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new paper co-authored by Professor Feng Li, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation at Bayes Business School, has warned businesses that artificial intelligence (AI) is…
Topological quantum processor uses Majorana zero modes for fault-tolerant computing
Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q’s 2025 conference. Credit: Microsoft In a leap forward for quantum computing, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa…
Research demonstrates readout technique for superconducting qubits
by Rigetti Computing Inc. Microwave qubit readout. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02742-3 This is where microwave-to-optical transduction comes into play, a field dedicated to the coherent conversion of microwave…
Gut microbiome changes linked to multiple sclerosis, study finds
Overview of study design. Credit: Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation (2025). DOI: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200355 The gut microbiome comprises the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our digestive tracts, and…
Physicist explains what may have caused Delta Flight 4819 to flip over
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It was a dramatic and unusual sight: a Delta Air Lines passenger jet crash-landed on Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, skidding into flames on the…
How the Brain Ignores Distractions to Stay Focused
Summary: When focusing in noisy environments, the brain adjusts not by concentrating harder but by ignoring distractions that were previously disruptive. Researchers developed a neural network model showing that people…
