Two real-world tests of quantum memories bring a quantum internet closer to reality
In the quest to build a quantum internet, scientists are putting their memories to the test. Quantum memories, that is.…
Young people’s use of diabetes and weight loss drugs is up 600 percent
Researchers have clocked a rapid surge of young people receiving popular diabetes and weight loss drugs. From 2020 to 2023,…
Two distinct neural pathways may make opioids like fentanyl so addictive
Fentanyl’s powerful pull comes from both the potent, rapid euphoria people feel while on the drug and the devastating symptoms…
Here’s how ice may get so slippery
The surface of ice is a slippery subject. For more than 160 years, scientists have been debating the quirks of…
Human body lice could harbor the plague and spread it through biting
Rats and their fleas take the rap for spreading the plague, but lice that infest people may share the blame.…
The neutrino’s quantum fuzziness is beginning to come into focus
Neutrinos are known for funny business. Now scientists have set a new limit on a quantum trait responsible for the…
One of the world’s earliest farming villages housed surprisingly few people
A farming-fueled baby boom long thought to have sparked the rise of ancient cities in southwest Asia turns out to…
‘The High Seas’ tells of the many ways humans are laying claim to the ocean
The High SeasOlive HeffernanGreystone Books, $32.95 The ocean is a rich, fertile and seemingly lawless frontier. It’s a watery wild…
Burning the stomach lining reduces the ‘hunger hormone’ and cuts weight
An experimental weight loss procedure cranks up the heat to dial down hunger. Blasting a patch of patients’ stomach lining…
Sumatran orangutans start crafting their engineering skills as infants
At six months old, human infants are still working on sitting up by themselves. But baby orangutans at that age…
