Perspective view of Kalkaska crater and the Heart Lake system from CTX-MOLA DTM mosaic over global CTX mosaic. Credit: Berman & Williams (2025) The surface of Mars is known for…
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What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different…
The Colorado psychedelic mushroom experiment has arrived
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s first “healing centers,” where the mushrooms can be ingested under…
Scientists develop method to speed up quantum measurements using space-time trade-off
A quantum circuit showing a fast measurement outcome for two qubits is the same as a slow measurement outcome for one qubit. Credit: Chris Corlett In an attempt to speed…
Why Simply Putting Away Your Phone Won’t Help You Focus
Summary: A new study reveals that placing your smartphone out of reach doesn’t significantly reduce distraction or boost productivity. While participants used their phones less when they were farther away,…
Researchers identify mutations that can lead to resistance to some chemotherapies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Investigators at Mass General Brigham have uncovered how resistance to chemotherapies may occur in some cancers. Researchers focused on a pathway that harnesses reactive oxygen species…
Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy
The start-up was founded in 2022 to tackle the waste from Tunisia’s lucrative olive harvest. In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi’s small workshop hums as a large machine…
Elon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock deal
Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Noah Berger, File Elon Musk has…
Quantum entanglement reveals strange metals’ unique electron behavior at critical point
Qimiao Si is the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. Scientists have long sought to unravel the mysteries of…
A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt’s cult of the sun
The date is April 1, 2471 B.C., and a total solar eclipse has forced night to fall during the day in Egypt. The sun has morphed into a lifeless black…
