Qubit breakthrough could make it easier to build quantum computers
Quantum computers that correct their own errors usually require hundreds of thousands of qubits. Start-up Nord Quantique claims it can…
news
Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s in at-risk people
People who carry a genetic variant that raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease may start to lose their sense of…
How we could explore a black hole with an interstellar nanocraft
An ambitious plan to test extreme physics close to a black hole would involve a space probe weighing only a…
Dancing turtles help us understand how they navigate around the world
Some turtles "dance" when they anticipate food, which gives us clues as to how they navigate from A to B
Strongest evidence yet that Ozempic and Wegovy reduce alcohol intake
The drug semaglutide has been linked to a lower risk of alcoholism before, but now we have strong evidence that…
Can AI chatbots be reined in by a legal duty to tell the truth?
To address the problem of AIs generating inaccurate information, a team of ethicists says there should be legal obligations for…
How could we give boring blobby galaxies a new, exciting shape?
Galaxies could do with a few more arms or some decorative designs – on this episode of Dead Planets Society,…
UK AI summit: Countries agree declaration on frontier AI risks
A meeting at Bletchley Park in the UK on the future of artificial intelligence kicked off with an agreement among…
Morning-after pill is more effective when taken with anti-inflammatory
The emergency contraceptive levonorgestrel is much more effective at preventing pregnancy if the anti-inflammatory drug piroxicam is taken at the…
Maternal mortality rate in the US rose drastically in 2021
The US saw a 40 per cent rise in maternal death rates from 2020 to 2021, with the rate among…