Best quantum ‘transistor’ yet could lead to more accurate computers
Microwaves can control a single quantum bit more precisely than ever before, creating a device similar to a quantum transistor…
Eight healthy habits that could slow your rate of ageing
Not smoking, exercising regularly and keeping your cholesterol in check could make your biological age younger than your chronological age
Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water
Cocaine and morphine hijacked neural responses in the brains of mice, which resulted in them consuming less food and water
Deep pit on moon may be entrance to cave that could act as lunar base
We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future…
Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick
Sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, tin and lead can now be made just a few atoms thick by crushing them…
We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Rising temperatures are causing water to evaporate and driving humans to extract more groundwater, which is moving freshwater from the…
Your brain tracks your sleep debt – and now we may know how
A newly identified brain circuit in mice may explain why we sleep longer and deeper after being sleep deprived –…
A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest sun-like star
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible gas giant the size of Saturn in the stellar system nearest…