Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now “Magic” Gives It Gravity.
In 1973, John Archibald Wheeler described the relationship between space and matter in two sentences: “Space acts on matter, telling it how to move. In
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Daddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America
Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates.
Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here’s why scientists are enthusiastic.
Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia
‘In an unrecoverable state’: NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars
NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe’s rotation speed led
A secret to making a queen bee may lie in the wax around it
Queen-cell wax helps shape honeybee queen development, challenging the idea that royal jelly alone makes a queen, a new study suggests.
Curbing Congo’s Ebola outbreak is hampered by unknowns about the virus
Answers to key questions could help public health officials develop Ebola treatments, predict the outbreak’s trajectory and prevent a future one.
Get the legendary Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope at its lowest price of the year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal
Our telescope expert chose the Celestron NexStar 8SE as our best overall telescope, and now, with $200 off, it makes this versatile telescope excellent value
SIGMA 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review
How does this third-party lens compare to the native Sony equivalent? We tested both to see whether it’s worth going native or whether you should
Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors couldn’t explain why a boy was bleeding from his eyes, ears and nose
A case of a boy who bled from his eyes eventually led doctors to a diagnosis that has been reported fewer than 50 times in
The Trump administration aims to pull science funding under tighter political control
A Trump administration rule could shift how science funding works in the U.S. The administration says its an effort to deter waste, but science advocates
Ötzi the Iceman’s remains yielded ‘viable’ yeasts in the lab
The cold-loving yeasts from Ötzi’s remains suggest the Iceman’s microbiome may not be completely frozen in time.
‘It was very very good’: Ötzi the Iceman’s body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough
A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi’s body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps.
Physicists achieve ‘perfect randomness’ for the first time ever
Physicists used quantum bits to achieve ‘perfect randomness’ in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems.
