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Google's new 105-qubit 'Willow' quantum processor has surpassed a key error-correction threshold first proposed in 1995 — with errors now reducing exponentially as you scale up quantum machines.

The sixth-century burial of an Anglo-Saxon teenage girl surprised archaeologists when they discovered a small third-century Roman goblet full of pig fat near her head.

A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics.

The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting an eruption column of up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky and triggering the evacuation of 87,000 people.

A wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever found.

A car driving by a raging wildfire in Orange County, California.

The Cold Moon — the 12th and final full moon of 2024 — will rise on Dec. 15 and ascend higher into the night sky than any other, to sit alongside the planet Jupiter.

An asteroid hitting a neutron star could release enough energy to power humanity for 100 million years, more than enough to explain fast radio bursts.

Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange — an enduring enigma of genetics, until now.

Modern technology has fundamentally changed how our ancient minds work.

"We would have loved to find that Venus was once a planet much closer to our own, so it’s kind of sad in a way to find out that it wasn't."

NASA astronaut Don Pettit imaged the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds as the International Space Station cruised 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

A percent chance of precipitation shows the probability there will be at least 0.01 inch of rain, snow or sleet at a given location.

Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia.

Turuchan pikas play all sorts of games, including swinging from branches, throwing food around and hiding them jumping out at each other.

"Even years after the Arecibo Observatory's collapse, its data continues to unlock critical information that can advance our understanding of the galaxy."

Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal.

Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes.

From tail up to tail down, what do different cat tail positions and movements mean?

"The most acidic natural inland waters are the lakes that lie in the craters of volcanoes, like Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. These lakes are so rich in sulfuric acid that they may have a pH as low as 0.1. To put this in context, fresh battery acid has a pH of about 0.7. "