Science

570 articles published

Google Develops Quantum Processor That Calibrates Itself During Calculations

The breakthrough uses error correction data to continuously tune superconducting qubits without interrupting computation.

Jul 10, 2026

Political Focus on Immigration Linked to Rising Industrial Toxic Emissions in U.S. States

Each additional immigration-related bill was associated with an average 1 percent increase in toxic chemical releases per manufacturing facility.

Jul 10, 2026

Bacteria Convert 95 Percent of Dissolved Uranium in Water Within 130 Days

Researchers used mine water from a flooded uranium mine in Germany's Ore Mountains to demonstrate the process.

Jul 10, 2026

Scientists Discover How Dendrites Crack Solid-State Batteries During Charging

A team at the Max Planck Institute identified the exact fracture mechanism, publishing results in the journal Nature.

Jul 10, 2026

Texas A&M Veterinarian Warns Pet Owners About Summer Dehydration Dangers

A clinical professor outlines specific warning signs and water intake guidelines for cats and dogs during hot weather.

Jul 9, 2026

Ancient Hobbits Likely Scavenged Komodo Dragon Kills Rather Than Hunting Elephants

Researchers fed a goat to a zoo Komodo dragon to compare bite marks and found the results matched bones at a Flores cave site.

Jul 9, 2026

Xbox CEO Named to Federal Reserve AI Advisory Panel Days After 3,200 Layoffs

Asha Sharma joins Marc Andreessen and a Stanford economist on a Fed task force examining how artificial intelligence affects jobs.

Jul 9, 2026

Publishers Accuse OpenAI of Hiding Evidence in Copyright Lawsuit

Seventeen news organizations filed a motion seeking sanctions against OpenAI for allegedly withholding datasets and output logs.

Jul 9, 2026

AI Finds Dozens of Silent Fault Slips Hiding Under San Andreas Fault

A deep-learning system trained on borehole data detected slow slip events that traditional earthquake monitors had missed entirely.

Jul 9, 2026

STING Protein Study Reveals New Pathways That Trigger Body Inflammation

Researchers found additional ways to activate the STING protein beyond its known role in detecting misplaced DNA, with implications for cancer, autoimmune disease, and COVID treatment.

Jul 9, 2026

Japanese Researchers Develop Nanosheets That Could Shrink Smartphone Cameras

Gallium-doped zinc oxide nanosheets achieved a light sensitivity of 800 amperes per watt, far beyond the 10 A/W typical of commercial sensors.

Jul 9, 2026

Study Finds Glass Fragility Determines Whether Materials Crack or Bend

Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research used computer simulations to show that so-called fragile glasses are brittle while strong glasses deform smoothly.

Jul 8, 2026