Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...

The National Science Foundation has begun dismantling a major ocean monitoring network more than a decade earlier than planned. Some scientists say it will be a “tragic” loss of crucial information ...

A WWII Liberty ship loaded with 1,500 tons of munitions has sat in the Thames Estuary for 80 years, and the reason no one has removed the cargo comes down to a surprisingly delicate balancing act ...

Southwest replaced open seating with assigned seats and new fare categories in January 2026. The open-seating system was crucial for Southwest’s operational efficiency and quick turnarounds. Assigned ...

The “2026 NEC Insider Series” is written by Dean Austin, NFPA Technical Services, Senior Electrical Specialist, Master Electrician, and former Chief Electrical Inspector in the state of Michigan. The ...

I've spent the last 10 years studying how people make health decisions, in research and in thousands of hours of coaching calls. Here's the pattern I keep seeing: When someone misses a goal they ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London have shown that a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, causes likely anatomical brain changes that ...

Two of our planet's most serious environmental issues ‒ microplastics and global warming ‒ have collided in a new scientific study released May 4. What's new in the study is the discovery that "the ...

(WHTM)– The testing system used by all Pennsylvania schools for the annual Pennsylvania System School Assessment (PSSA) was not operational for several hours on the first day of exams, and officials ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) If it’s been a while since you’ve taken a chemistry class, you’re lucky – over time, the periodic table has been expanding as physicists produce brand-new atomic nuclei. But ...

Composed of five or more elements in nearly equal amounts, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising catalysts due to their compositionally complex surfaces that can accelerate chemical ...

People in higher-income countries are generally more likely to say their nation’s political system needs only minor or no changes, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys. Conversely, people ...