Why farming fish is more unsustainable than catching them in the wild

Producing a kilogram of farmed salmon may require 4 or 5 kilograms of wild fish, which isn’t a sustainable approach to feeding the world’s growing population ​Producing a kilogram of farmed salmon may require 4 or 5 kilograms of wild fish, which isn’t a sustainable approach to feeding the world’s growing population Producing a kilogram of …

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How ‘quantum software developer’ became a job that actually exists

While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers ​While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software …

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The first brown dwarf ever found was the strangest – now we know why

The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn’t a single star after all ​The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New …

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Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls

Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps ​Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps Britain should …

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Fantastic fossils and where to find them

U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently found a fossil that led to the discovery of a brand-new dinosaur species, Lokiceratops rangiformis . This horned dinosaur, an earlier relative of the triceratops, has asymmetric horns on… ​U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently found a fossil that led to the discovery of a brand-new dinosaur species, Lokiceratops …

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Risk of nut allergies from air on planes has been overblown

Filters on commercial flights seem to stop nut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic reaction from inhaling the allergens very low ​Filters on commercial flights seem to stop nut particles from circulating around aircraft, making the risk of a serious allergic reaction from inhaling the allergens very low Filters on …

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6G phone networks could be 9000 times faster than 5G

Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies ​Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform …

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6G phone networks could be 9000 times faster than 5G

Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies ​Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform …

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NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics

The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James A. Robinson of the University of Chicago as the 2024 recipients of the Nobel Prize in economics — formally the… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of …

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