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In recent years, the field of quantum computing has been experiencing fast growth, with technological advances and large-scale investments regularly making the news. The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The stakes are high – having quantum computers would mean access to tremendous data processing power compared to what we have today….
The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion seen by Chinese and other astronomers in the year 1054, 6,500 light-years from Earth, is seen in an image taken by the James Webb Telescope on June 3, 2024. At its center is a neutron star, a super-dense star produced by the supernova. This image…
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A humpback whale breaches off near Iguana Island, Panama, Sunday, July 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances. Some of these whales may live to 150. This lifespan is…
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The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement and skepticism among scientists, investors and the general public. | Photo Credit: Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement and skepticism among scientists, investors and the general public. “Artificial intelligence is taking…
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on December 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on December 13, 2024. The event was billed as a “renewal” of…
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The androgen sex hormones are responsible for male sexual development while oestrogen and progesterone essay the same roles in females. But new research by a team at the Max Planck Institute of Biological Intelligence and Technical University, Munich, could force scientists to redraw these boundaries. The team has reported that androgen receptors are as important…
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Photo: YouTube/@isroofficial5866 ISRO has once again postponed the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDEx) involving two satellites, citing excessive drift during a crucial manoeuvre. The SpaDEx was supposed to take place on January 9. “While making a manoeuvre to reach 225 m between satellites the drift was found to be more than expected, post non-visibility period. The…
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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) A new study published January 3, 2025, in Nature Human Behaviour journal, has found that loneliness and social isolation in humans can be linked to cardiovascular diseases, stroke and mortality….
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Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters Malaysia’s trade ministry said it has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, originating or exported from China and Indonesia. The anti-dumping duties range from 6.33%…
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