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Quantum Physics Jun 17, 2024

Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes: Why unusual metaphors help illustrate science and technology

Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates: You never know what you're gonna get. Quantum phenomena—the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic levels—are not definite, one thing or another. ...

Social Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Poll: Majority of Americans say key COVID-19 policies were a good idea—but views of individual policies vary

A majority of Americans say that several key policies to stop the spread of COVID-19 were generally a good idea in hindsight, according to a new national poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont ...

Plants & Animals Jun 17, 2024

Killer whales spotted off Cape Hatteras

Amiee Dean and her family were fishing at the Point on Cape Hatteras when they—and everyone else on the beach—had what's likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Ecology Jun 17, 2024

On thin ice: Greenland's last Inuit polar bear hunters

Inuit hunter Hjelmer Hammeken spotted a ringed seal near its breathing hole on the Greenland ice. In his white camouflage, he slowly crept towards it then lay down in the snow and waited.

Plants & Animals Jun 16, 2024

Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease

Mayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says, "Hi guys!" and takes their picture.

Environment Jun 13, 2024

Mine makeovers: How to turn pits into healthy habitats

Open-cast mines could be converted from blots on the landscape into havens for wildlife, with land restored straight after digging finishes, a new primer on post-mining landscapes has proposed.

Ecology Jun 13, 2024

P-22 lived an epic and tragic life in Griffith Park: Would a new mountain lion fare any better?

A sleek mountain lion filmed from behind the wheel of a Tesla on the edge of Griffith Park last month triggered a collective double take in Los Angeles.

Earth Sciences Jun 13, 2024

'Hurricane hunters:' Calm science pilots in eye of the storm

When Hurricane Sally slammed coastal Florida in 2020, US pilot Dean Legidakes was aboard a scientific aircraft flying directly into the storm's core.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 11, 2024

Efficient recycling process for rare earth elements through bioleaching and bioaccumulation

A research collaboration between BOKU Tulln and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems is using the further development of bioleaching and bioaccumulation to develop a two-stage, environmentally friendly and sustainable ...

Archaeology Jun 11, 2024

Oldest privately owned book sells for £3mn at UK sale

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on Tuesday for more than £3 million.

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