Seven supersonic jets of plasma collide during an early test firing of the Plasma Liner Experiment. Generating endless energy with zero emissions by just slamming hydrogen atoms together has been somewhat of a pipe dream for decades. Now, scientists may…
Google’s Sycamore chip is kept cool inside their quantum cryostat. Google just took a quantum leap in computer science. Using the company’s state-of-the-art quantum computer, called Sycamore, Google has claimed “quantum supremacy” over the most powerful supercomputers in the world…
The mind-bending calculations required to predict how three heavenly bodies orbit each other have baffled physicists since the time of Sir Isaac Newton. Now artificial intelligence (A.I.) has shown that it can solve the problem in a fraction of the…
Researchers have discovered a volcano under the sea near Minamitorishima Island, Japan. There’s no cause for alarm — the volcano last erupted 3 million years ago. That’s a long time for humans, but it makes the newly discovered seamount a…
In times of intense stress, people sometimes let out their angst with a squeal — and a new study suggests that plants might do the same. Unlike human screams, however, plant sounds are too high-frequency for us to hear…
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The remains of a Viking ship that was 52 to 56 feet (16 to 17 meters) long were found near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla in Norway. The remains of a Viking ship have been…
One of the items stolen from Dresden’s Royal Palace was a sun-shaped, diamond hair ornament that dates to the late-18th century and once belonged to the queen. In two daring heists that took place just days apart in Germany, burglars…
Non-Newtonian fluids change their viscosity depending on the stress or force applied, transforming from liquid-like to solid-like in a flash. A slurry of cornstarch and water is far weirder than the sum of its parts. Move it slowly, and it…