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Alternative approach offers low-cost, energy-efficient way to study light-matter interactions

Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? My new study suggests so

Researchers demonstrate 3-D printing technology to improve comfort, durability of 'smart wearables'

What Are AI Chatbot Companions Doing to Our Mental Health?

The wild idea that we all get nutrients from the air that we breathe

Introducing The Quanta Podcast

Sponge-like pellets show promise for capturing carbon dioxide from industrial sources

Documenting local shellfish harvesting trends, changes

Why collect asteroid samples? Four essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists

Where tomorrow's scientists prefer to live, and where they'd rather not

Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

Developers, educators view AI harms differently, research finds

Hurricanes, Wildfires and Other Disasters Displaced a Record 46 Million People Last Year

Scientists increase complexity of tissue models, providing an alternative to using animals in science

Enhanced activity in the upper atmosphere of Sporadic E layers during the 2024 Mother's Day super geomagnetic storm

Higher success rate using a simple oral swab test before IVF

Seek medical advice before attempting water-only fasting diets, experts warn

New survey shows privacy and safety tops list of parental concerns about screen time

Researchers develop living material from fungi

Growth before photosynthesis: How trees regulate their water balance

Remote particle measurement via quantum entanglement

Scientists define the ingredients for finding natural clean hydrogen

New light shed on health differences between males and females

Scientists film the heart forming in 3D earlier than ever before

Astrophysicists explore our galaxy's magnetic turbulence in unprecedented detail using a new computer model

Combinations of chronic illnesses could double risk of depression

Robotic hand moves objects with human-like grasp

AI meets the conditions for having free will -- we need to give it a moral compass

'Loop'hole: HIV-1 hijacks human immune cells using circular RNAs

Butterflies hover differently from other flying organisms, thanks to body pitch

New approach to treating aggressive breast cancers shows significant improvement in survival

Protein problem: Researchers challenge fundamental assumption in evolutionary biochemistry

Understanding carbon traps: Physical probing of a promising material shows exactly how it locks CO₂ into place

Record-large pore molecular crystals: A leap toward clean energy storage

Ending poverty without compromising climate goals is possible, say researchers

Versatile fungi-based living material is tear-resistant and can even be safely eaten

A leaf’s geometry determines whether it falls far from its tree

Study reveals impact of Mother's Day geomagnetic storm on sporadic E layers

User-friendly programming language helps spot hidden pollutants in massive chemical datasets

High-resolution fluorescent sensor can visualize intracellular adenosine dynamics at multiple scales

Researchers observe time crystal in a spin maser system

The real cost of achieving net-zero emissions in Australia's livestock sector

New manual for cultivating algae in the laboratory provides important tool for life sciences researchers

X-ray sterilization effectiveness can change dramatically depending on dose rate and bacterial environment

Particles can be measured jointly without bringing them together—an advance for quantum communication and computing

Massive wildfires in Canada helped keep the world cooler in 2023

Photoresponsive cages show promise for tunable supramolecular electronics

Glaciers are melting faster than ever, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem stability worldwide