The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have found some ...

Q-day refers to the day a cryptographically relevant quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break public-key encryption.

Optical lattice clocks are devices that measure the passing of time via the frequency of light that is absorbed or emitted by ...

Nature offers a clue. Across every scale, stability comes not from chance but from structure. Cells rely on four molecular plans: polysaccharides, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Atoms arrange ...

"Range anxiety" remains one of the major issues of electric vehicles (EVs). Most of the existing range prediction ...

A new image of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveals an 'impossible' anti-tail, prompting fresh scientific scrutiny weeks ...

The Hertz Foundation is proud to recognize the 16 most recent graduates of the Hertz Fellowship in applied science, mathematics and engineering.

Daily use of cannabis has now surpassed daily use of alcohol. Understanding how it affects mental functioning can help users ...

A century ago, two oddly domestic puzzles helped set the rules for what modern science treats as "real": a Guinness brewer ...

In labs around the world, scientists chase forces too faint to see and too small to touch. They hunt for tiny magnetic ...

Shattered glass does not leap back into your hand. Smoke from a match does not gather itself and crawl back inside. In ...