Recent archaeological excavations on Hatteras Island may have just provided “irrefutable evidence” that sheds light on the fate of the Roanoke settlers and may possibly solve the mystery of the “lost colony.” Wikimedia CommonsIllustration of the discovery of the inscription…
Exascale computing represents the latest milestone in the evolution of modern supercomputers—powerful machines capable of performing calculations at speeds currently unachievable using any other technology. Exascale supercomputers are machines that operate at the exaflop level. The “exa” prefix stands for…
(Image credit: johnason/Getty Images) Researchers in the UK have successfully linked two separate quantum processors, paving the way for a quantum internet and possibly quantum supercomputers. Increasing the number of quantum bits, known as qubits, in a quantum computer is…
The study found that there are concerns about the fairness and consistency of testing artificial intelligence (AI) models. (Image credit: Getty Images) Scientists who claim that AI chatbot testing favors Big Tech companies’ proprietary models are putting the test under…
Dire wolves are grey wolves with modified DNA. (Image credit: Colossal Biosciences) On April 7, biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced that it had recreated extinct dire wolves, stating outright that it was “the resurrection of a once-extinct dire wolf.” Shortly…
(Image credit: Future, Nikon, Unistellar, Canon) In honor of Allied Forces Day on Monday, May 26, 2025, we’ve rounded up the best deals on telescopes, binoculars, and cameras in our Allied Forces Day sale, allowing you to save up to…
The universe began with an explosion, but what are its prospects for ending? Scientists have several hypotheses. (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Scientists have a pretty good idea of how our universe began: According to the…
‘Super vision’ contact lenses and space station bacteria. (Photo credit: Yuqian Ma, Yunyo Chen, Hang Zhao/China Manned Space Agency) Jump to: This week’s science news opened with an announcement from former President Joe Biden’s office that an 82-year-old man had…
A composite image that illustrates the relative sizes of known dwarf planets in our solar system, including the newly discovered planet OF201 in 2017 (Image credit: Sihao Cheng et al.) Researchers have found evidence of a previously unknown dwarf planet…
Two human skulls were discovered in an Andalusian cave, one of which showed signs of decapitation and trepanation. University of Seville. The woman’s skull had a dent and obvious signs of decapitation. The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE,…