Researchers have developed an experimental method for determining whether the functions performed by a quantum computer are the result of quantum mechanics — or just a clever twist on classical physics.
In a landmark study published April 22,…

Researchers have developed an experimental method for determining whether the functions performed by a quantum computer are the result of quantum mechanics — or just a clever twist on classical physics.
In a landmark study published April 22,…

It’s Wednesday afternoon and you’re halfway through another exhausting day of putting out fires, slogging through endless meetings, and handling personnel issues you wish you didn’t have to deal with. The time comes for your next team…

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New evidence confirms a long-held theory that people with schizophrenia hear ‘voices’ in their heads by misattributing inner speech as external.
“This idea’s been around for 50 years, but it’s been very difficult to test because inner speech…

A major dip in the Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic has been puzzling scientists for over a century.
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Deep within the Indian Ocean lies an extraordinary feature that has puzzled scientists for over seven decades—the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL). This vast “gravity hole,” the largest of its kind on Earth, reaches depths of 330 feet below…

Watch out, SpaceX; Honda’s rocket just joined the space race, and the company best known for making Civics absolutely stuck the landing.
In a test that feels more sci-fi than sedan, Japan’s second-largest carmaker successfully…