Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by midcentury, study finds
Scientists say up to 4,000 glaciers could melt annually if global warming is not curbed.
Bassac River, Southern Vietnam
The Bassac River surrounds Cù Lao Dung, a river islet district in southern Vietnam, before emptying into the South China Sea.
Liverpool driver sentenced to over 21 years in prison for injuring 130 at Premier League parade
A British man who injured more than 130 people by plowing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory
Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM
The novel design for the new qubit uses the chemical element tantalum in tandem with a special silicon substrate, creating what researchers say are the
Why is the U.K. rethinking puberty blockers?
Today, an in-depth look at puberty blockers and their use on minors with gender dysphoria. These drugs have come under an enormous amount of scrutiny
Need some gift inspiration? Our favorite noise-cancelling headphones just hit their lowest-ever price
The snuggly Bose QuietComfort headphones are now 51% at Amazon, and cheaper than they were during Black Friday.
The Year in Computer Science
Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are
Soocas NEOS II electric 2-in-1 sonic toothbrush review
Can this eco-friendly toothbrush live up to the hype?
The Year in Biology
As I reflect on a year of Quanta biology stories to decide which of the many excellent ones to recommend, I am relying on memory.
Suspected militants kill 2, including a police officer guarding polio team in northwestern Pakistan
Police say suspected militants have opened fire on a police officer guarding a team of polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing the officer and a
Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.
‘Blood everywhere’: Bondi shooting survivors recount massacre on the beach
SYDNEY — Hundreds remained on Bondi Beach long after the sun had set Tuesday