New Scientist 4 hr ago

Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

Experiments hint that quantum mechanisms are vital to the machinery of life. Now researchers are exploring if these effects help to explain the success of an...

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New Scientist 1d ago

The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it re...

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New Scientist 1d ago

Odd “butterfly” molecule could lead to new parts of the quantum realm

An exotic new molecule is shaped like a butterfly, complete with "wings" made from electrons. The discovery could provide a gateway to completely new parts o...

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New Scientist 2d ago

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

Inside some very special black holes, there may be a boundary called a Cauchy horizon. Columnist Leah Crane explores the place beyond which physics breaks an...

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New Scientist 5d ago

SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history

A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back...

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New Scientist 6d ago

3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert

What use is a quantum computer? Perhaps both more and less than you think, according to quantum computing expert Shayan Majidy

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New Scientist 6d ago

Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane 'fire ice'

Seismic surveys and sediment cores suggest that dozens of deep pockmarks on the sea floor were created when Arctic methane stores were disrupted by climate c...

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New Scientist 6d ago

Rebooting stem cells builds aged muscles and assists injury recovery

Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, don’t work as well as we get older, but giving them an artificial boost could rejuvenate them

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New Scientist May 12

Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it? From its origins in the study of magnetism to the quantum fields of toda...

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New Scientist May 5

The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be growing it naturally. Now one scientis...

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New Scientist May 5

Quantum computers simulated their biggest molecule yet – with help

Two quantum computers and two supercomputers teamed up to break the record for the biggest molecule yet to be simulated using quantum hardware

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New Scientist May 4

300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector

An update to an experiment run by Henry Cavendish in 1773 could be a cheaper and faster way to spot a potential dark matter particle – and may be 10,000 time...

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