IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test
Researchers at IBM pitted their 127-qubit Eagle quantum computer against a conventional supercomputer in a challenge to perform a complex…
Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain
People who took the opioid oxycodone or a placebo for six weeks reported similar pain scores for acute discomfort in…
India set to launch probe to investigate mysteries of the sun
The Aditya-L1 satellite will sit between the sun and Earth and provide constant observation data to scientists around the world
Spiral scratches on contact lenses can turn them into multifocals
Inscribing a spiral in the centre of a contact lens seems to create optical vortices that interact so that the…
Strange ‘one-dimensional gas’ created by trapping atoms in a tiny tube
A row of gaseous krypton atoms has been trapped inside a carbon nanotube, allowing researchers to better observe how they…
The surprising ways animals react to a total solar eclipse
When the moon hides the sun in a total solar eclipse, some animals seem to think that it is briefly…
Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe
A kneecap and two teeth found in Germany have been identified as belonging to a new species of ape from…
Record-breaking neutrino spotted tearing through the Mediterranean Sea
A neutrino with more energy than we've ever seen before was picked up by a detector on the floor of…
Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2023 – according to science
Researchers have predicted how well eight countries will do in the Eurovision Song Contest based on the physiological responses of…
The brain may flush out its waste products after a mental workout
A fluid-filled network that clears waste products from the brain may be important in neurological conditions, but we know little…