Scientists discover invisible hardware trojans lurking inside computer chips
Every day, people rely on computer chips to keep sensitive information safe.
These tiny pieces of hardware help protect everything from online banking details and...
Scientists create a new kind of Schrödinger’s cat state
Physicists at the University of Oxford have created a new type of quantum state that could help advance quantum computing and deepen our understanding...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have created an underground oasis for life
The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is often remembered as one of the most destructive events in Earth's...
AI-designed Universal Vaccine Could Stop Future Pandemics Before They Start
For many years, the world has relied on vaccines to protect people from dangerous infectious diseases.
Vaccines have saved millions of lives by helping the...
Palm oil waste could be turned into electricity, fuel, and carbon-storing biochar
A new waste-to-energy approach could help palm oil mills turn large amounts of agricultural waste into valuable products such as electricity, industrial fuel, and...
Scientists discover a key protein that makes rice more nutritious and tastier
Rice is one of the world's most important foods, providing a daily source of calories for nearly half of the global population.
It is also...
Why robots struggle to understand human facial expressions
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly skilled at understanding the world around it, but new research suggests it still has a major weakness: reading human...
Archaeologists discover 77 headless skeletons in a 7,000-year-old farming village
A remarkable archaeological discovery in Slovakia is changing what scientists thought they knew about life and death in some of Europe’s earliest farming communities.
Since...
Thousands of future rocket launches could threaten Earth’s protective ozone shield
The global space industry is expanding rapidly, with thousands of new satellites expected to enter orbit in the coming years.
These spacecraft will support a...
An ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky
From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt, and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft.
The landscape of the Llanos de...
Octopus-inspired robotic arm can feel and grasp objects underwater
Scientists in Italy have developed a remarkable robotic arm inspired by the octopus, one of the ocean’s most skilled and intelligent creatures.
The new device...
New $10 spectrometer chip could turn smartwatches into health monitors
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and startup company GlitterinTech have developed a tiny, low-cost device that could bring powerful chemical sensing capabilities to...
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Volunteers help discover thousands of hidden “failed stars” near Earth
A worldwide group of volunteer sky watchers has helped scientists make one of the biggest discoveries of nearby brown dwarfs ever recorded.
Through NASA’s citizen...
Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of cattle in the Americas
Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches.
In a study funded in part by...
Sneaky spider tricks fireflies with fake signals to catch more prey
Fireflies are well-known for their glowing flashes, which they use to communicate and attract mates.
Male fireflies of the species Abscondita terminalis create multi-pulse flashes...
World’s heaviest soaring bird boosts wind turbine efficiency
Mechanical engineers at the University of Alberta have found inspiration in the Andean condor, the world's heaviest soaring bird, to improve wind turbine design.
Working...
Forever chemicals are more toxic in mixtures, study warns
A groundbreaking study has found that "forever chemicals," known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), become much more toxic when mixed together in the...