Microsoft says its weird new particle could improve quantum computers
Researchers at Microsoft say they have created elusive quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes – but scientists outside the company are…
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First map of mammal brain activity may have shown intuition in action
Scientists have mapped the activity that takes place across a mouse's entire brain as it decides how to complete a…
Giant boulder on clifftop in Tonga was carried by a 50-metre-high wave
A huge tsunami hit a cliff in Tonga 7000 years ago and carried a 1200-tonne boulder 200 metres inland, making…
New type of brain cell may tell us when to stop eating
Mice have neurons that can be controlled to stop them eating - and people probably have them too
Heatwaves seem to be driving severe asthma flare-ups in children
Children are more likely to be hospitalised for asthma complications during a heatwave, a problem that is expected to get…
DeepMind AI can predict how drugs interact with proteins
The latest version of the AlphaFold AI can help biologists predict how proteins interact with each other and other molecules,…
Why the Peregrine moon lander was burned up in Earth’s atmosphere
An attempt to land on the moon has ended in failure – Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was brought back to Earth…
Neanderthals hunted cave lions with spears and made use of their pelts
Fossilised remains of extinct big cats called cave lions display evidence of butchery, showing that Neanderthals had the skills to…
Revealed: The five foods that are key to maintaining good gut health
Fruits and vegetables contain prebiotics, which act as a food source for gut microbes and may boost overall health
Vikings left Greenland after growing ice sheet caused sea level rise
The increasing mass of the Greenland ice sheet caused local sea level to rise more than 3 metres after Vikings…