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…
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…
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…
The Bloodhound set a top speed of 501 mph in tests in South Africa. An arrow-shaped car designed to reach supersonic speeds — it’s outfitted with a jet engine and its own parachute braking system — just reached 501 mph (806 km/h)…
No, you haven’t been sucked into a low-res video game — the new Tesla Cybertruck just looks like an animated armored vehicle whose pixels are taking a while to render. In September, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk teased that…
Check out these fun gifts for the curious kids in your life. From STEM toys that promote the inner engineer to hands-on kits to help unlock your child’s creativity, here are some of Live Science’s favorite gift ideas for kids. …
The full-color model is made up of more than 6 million triangular polygons — 2D shapes that are the building blocks of a 3D digital object. When a German museum scanned a remarkable ancient Egyptian sculpture of the queen Nefertiti…
What’s the perfect gift for your favorite science geek? Do they need a levitating moon lamp? A galaxy blanket? Maybe a bracelet of the periodic table? And don’t forget that fashionable nerds can never have too many science themed socks…
Scientists say the new drug, prescribed under the brand name Arimidex, should become the “drug-of-choice” for post-menopausal women at increased risk of developing the disease Older women can halve their risk of breast cancer by taking a new hormone therapy…
Go beyond your family tree to uncover ancestry markers in your DNA, with a genetic testing kit that you can use at home. The 23andMe DNA Test is available for the special Cyber Monday price of $99.00. A simple saliva…