Ultra-thin superconducting ink could be used in quantum computers
A superconducting ink made through a simple process called chemical exfoliation could be used to print the cold circuits inside…
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How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table
In an unprecedentedly precise accelerator experiment, researchers directly observed how some of the heaviest known elements react and form molecules
Pacific Ocean changes may ‘lock in’ US megadrought for decades
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought…
Quail-sized feathered dinosaur may be the earliest known bird
Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived around 150…
Can Google’s new research assistant AI give scientists ‘superpowers’?
Researchers who have been given access to Google's new AI "co-scientist" tool are enthusiastic about its potential, but it isn't…
Risk of peanut allergies from air on planes has been overblown
Filters on commercial flights seem to stop peanut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic…
Ancient tools on Sulawesi may be clue to origins of ‘hobbit’ hominins
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi was a likely stepping stone for ancient hominins to reach nearby Flores, the home of…
Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended
After comparing people with brain injuries whose life support was continued with those who had it turned off, scientists calculated…
LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
A puzzling gravitational wave was detected, and astronomers have determined that it comes from a record-breaking black hole merger
Elon Musk asks court to decide if GPT-4 has human-level intelligence
As part of a lawsuit against OpenAI, billionaire Elon Musk has asked a court to determine whether GPT-4 is an…