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Death Valley doesn’t look so dead after all in these stunning new images of the desert in bloom

When Richard Feynman first conceived of quantum computers in the 1980s, he believed they should primarily investigate quantum phenomena. So that’s what a group of chemists did: they used quantum hardware to explore a…

IBM scientists unveil the first ever “half-Möbius” molecule, with the help of quantum computing

Mars may already possess a built-in defense against contamination from Earth. Experiments using simulated Martian soil show that some compounds in the regolith can damage or inhibit microscopic organisms.

Researchers investigating the…

Plastic pollution is seeping into the Earth, into wildlife, and into our bodies, and a new research review suggests tiny microplastics and nanoplastics could be disrupting some of the brain processes associated with Parkinson’s.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA issued a welcomed all-clear Thursday, saying there’s now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR will crash into the moon in 2032.

The space agency had been predicting a 4.3% chance of a direct hit. But observations by the…

Researchers have developed a method for steering microscopic swimming robots using light patterns and the principles of Einstein’s theory of relativity. The technology is a potential first step toward deploying tiny robots in applications…

Heart attacks are killing more young people—and more women

The universe is filled with a cacophony of colliding black holes

By Claire Cameron edited by Clara…