(Phys.org)—The question of what a computer is capable of, and what it is not, has intrigued computer scientists since the 1930s, when Alonzo Church and Alan Turing began investigating the capabilities and limits of computers. ...
(Phys.org)—It was another good week for physics as an international team of researchers found a way to extend the lifetime of entangled particles by orders of magnitude by using coupled cavities—they adjusted the coupling ...
The creation of genetically modified and entirely synthetic organisms continues to generate excitement as well as worry.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2015
3
759
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Book of Kells and similarly illustrated manuscripts of seventh- and eighth-century England and Ireland are known for their entrancingly intricate artwork -- geometric designs so precise that in some places ...
Other
Sep 2, 2009
4
0
Archaeologists have made an important discovery in the Kingdom of Aksum, a major ancient power in Northeastern Africa, identifying two churches from shortly after the Aksumite's conversion to Christianity. These are some ...
Archaeology
Dec 8, 2022
0
622
In 2011, the Catholic bishops of England and Wales called on congregations to return to foregoing meat on Fridays. Only around a quarter of Catholics changed their dietary habits—yet this has still saved over 55,000 tons ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2022
0
110
Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque—believed to date to the earliest decades of Islam—during an excavation in the northern city of Tiberias.
Archaeology
Jan 28, 2021
0
135
If you're from a Western society, chances are you value individuality, independence, analytical thinking, and an openness to strangers and new ideas.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2019
21
1141
Nature journalist Alison Abbott has published a News and Comment piece in the journal detailing the finding of a letter in a Royal Society library purported to have been written by famed early scientist Galileo Galilei. The ...
Fresh genetic tests on bones of Russia's last tsar and his family murdered a century ago have confirmed their authenticity, investigators said Monday.
Archaeology
Jul 16, 2018
1
464
