Beyond qubits: Meet the qutrit (and ququart)

It's relatively easy to store multiple quantum values in one piece of hardware. [...]

SpaceX Tests Starship Fixes After Back-to-Back Failures

The next Starship launch may come as soon as next week. A recent test of its Raptor engines suggests SpaceX has resolved the issues that plagued its recent flights. [...]

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE

Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone. [...]

The ‘Parasite of Parasites’ Has Been Discovered in the Tropical Forests of Borneo

A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants. [...]

Artemis II crew is just like us, needs help with Microsoft Outlook issues

The four history-making Artemis II crew members are cooped up with each other in a tiny space for 10 days. And yet the most uncomfortable aspect of the mission might be having to deal with not one, bu [...]

What to read this weekend: A brief history of humankind's many apocalypses

These are some recently released titles we think are worth adding to your reading list. This week, we read Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures, a compelling new [...]

This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires

We didn't start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.) [...]

3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains

Coherence Neuro has started testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing. [...]

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci's DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called 'Holy Child'

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius. [...]