Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors
The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today’s 100-qubit
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When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice.
Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s how the solstice works.
Today’s biggest science news: NASA loses contact with Mars probe | Sea urchin pandemic | Neanderthal fire starters
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
How these strange cells may explain the origin of complex life
The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Returns to Earth
The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny
Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire
Archaeologists in Britain say they’ve found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans
Oldest evidence of human fire-making unearthed in Britain
A new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago.
‘It is simply too hot to handle’: 2024 was Arab region’s hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals
The Arab region just had its hottest year on record, a new climate report reveals.
Historic search for ‘huge missing piece’ of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn’t be confirmed.
Today’s biggest science news: James Webb sees earliest supernova | Monogamy ‘league table’ | Comet 3I/ATLAS X-ray
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
From viruses to elephants, nature thrives on tiled patterns
A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other key functions.
Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from “Phrygians,” a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.
Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.
Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk
A Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.