The new quantum chip uses nine qubits — five “cat” qubits that are protected against bit-flip errors and four superconducting qubits to correct phase-flip errors. These elements are combined with five superconducting buffer circuits to ensure data processing stability. (Image…
If the entire East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including the Denman Glacier shown here, were to melt today, sea levels would rise by about 36 meters. Between 15 and 6 million years ago, the deepening of Earth's ocean basins could have…
The Holy Father made pointed reference to Ukraine in his weekly Sunday address following the conflict between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Pope Francis said in his Sunday message that the conflict in Ukraine looks “even…
The smoking crater of Campi Flegrei. (Image credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI via Getty Images) The history of Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano may have been more explosive than experts thought. A new study has shown that the volcano — or its neighbor…
(Image credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage) Katy Perry is going into space. The award-winning singer of hits “ET” and “Firework” will fly on her own fireworks display when she joins the first all-female crew to launch on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket…
Video: Giving Up Coffee Has Claims to Have Significantly Improved This CEO's Performance Nadya Movchan, a CEO from London, shared the incredible changes she experienced after giving up coffee. One man's sad story of relationship conflict over morning coffee has…