IBM unveils two new quantum processors — including one that offers a blueprint for fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029
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IBM has released two new complex quantum processors alongside a new framework that would allow us to track the first demonstration of quantum advantage.
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
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Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed «The Fall of Icarus,» required meticulous planning to pull off.
Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.
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When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure.
CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more global warming
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Greenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked in Earth's atmosphere, a World Meteorological Organization report finds.
'This moves the timeline forward significantly': Quantum computing breakthrough could slash pesky errors by up to 100 times
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Researchers used a new technique called algorithmic fault tolerance (AFT) to cut the time and computational cost of quantum error correction by up to 100 times in simulations of neutral-atom architecture.
Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
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South African photographer Wim van den Heever has received this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a brown hyena outside a ruined diamond mining town.
We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing
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A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA's future Artemis III mission may be able to collect valuable samples of ancient radioactive material, known as KREEP.
Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of Antarctica, raising concerns of an unknown positive climate feedback loop that could accelerate global warming.
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
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A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the «braided» waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could s
A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover
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The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade.
Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we're getting closer than ever.
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Three years into its mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has advanced the search for alien life more than any machine before it. What will it find next?
Scientists invented 'sperm bots' that they piloted through a fake cervix and uterus
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Newly unveiled sperm microbots have the potential to improve reproductive health with magnetic controls and real-time X-ray tracking, according to a study.
The universe's first magnetic fields were 'comparable' to the human brain — and still linger within the 'cosmic web'
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New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — containing the equivalent magnetic energy of a human brain.
We finally have an idea of how the lifetime supply of eggs develops in primates
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Scientists have studied female monkey embryos to map how, when and where the egg supply develops. This can now be used to build realistic models of ovaries in the lab to search for the causes of reproductive health issues that lead to infertility.
There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity
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New research has created the first comprehensive effort to categorize all the ways AI can go wrong, with many of those behaviors resembling human psychiatric disorders.
The world's first view of Earth from the moon, taken 59 years ago — Space photo of the week
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On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color «Earthrise» by over two years.
