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
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.
Hospitals hit by ‘super flu’ wave with no sign when peak will come
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces ‘worst-case scenario’.
Private flu vaccine stocks running low as cases rise
Those eligible for a vaccine can access jabs from the NHS, but experts say that people have turned to pharmacies for convenience.
I was poisoning myself – Ironman world champion
Lucy Charles-Barclay had been dealing with stress fractures, joint pain and low energy before her coeliac disease diagnosis.
25 NFL rumors we’ve analyzed
Claims about the NFL run the gamut from player gossip to rumors about controversial policies.
Posts claim Somali politician in Maine put ‘murder bounty’ on journalist. Here’s the truth
The claim jumbled elements of reporting from political news sites in Maine.
Breaking down claim Ghislaine Maxwell confirmed Epstein had ‘secret tapes’ of Trump, Clinton
The rumor touched on long-running speculation about Epstein’s powerful connections and alleged use of hidden cameras in his properties.
AOC didn’t say Nancy Pelosi had drinking problem
“She handles herself well, but that’s not the point,” AOC allegedly said.
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.
World Cup 2026 ticket ballot opens today – here’s what you need to know
The main ballot to secure tickets to next year’s men’s World Cup opens today.
‘Catastrophic’, life-threatening, floods hitting Washington State, USA
Tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate homes in Washington State, northwest America, to escape ‘catastrophic’, life-threatening, floods.
Target Tehran
Fault Lines travels to Iran to investigate the human cost of Israel’s attacks and the risk of another war.