Two independent research teams have developed methods for hacking noisy quantum computers based on a row-hammer attack, a type of interference used to infiltrate traditional computers ​Two independent research teams have developed methods for hacking noisy quantum computers based on a row-hammer attack, a type of interference used to infiltrate traditional computers Two independent research teams …

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The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming ​The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of …

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On a faraway planet, James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms – but researchers say we must interpret the results cautiously ​On a faraway planet, James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by living …

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It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion ​It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair …

Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair Read More »

A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures ​A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures A weakening …

Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago Read More »

Beginning around 3000 years ago, Tel Shiqmona in modern-day Israel was a major centre for the production of Tyrian purple, a valuable commodity produced from marine snails ​Beginning around 3000 years ago, Tel Shiqmona in modern-day Israel was a major centre for the production of Tyrian purple, a valuable commodity produced from marine snails Beginning around …

Iron Age site was a purple dye factory for centuries Read More »

It is harder for our bodies to absorb key nutrients from plant-based foods, so some vegans may be short on essential amino acids for healthy muscles and bones despite eating plenty of protein ​It is harder for our bodies to absorb key nutrients from plant-based foods, so some vegans may be short on essential amino …

Vegan diets have good levels of key amino acids, but there’s a catch Read More »

A research team led by the recipient of a U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant used computer simulations to determine that white dwarf stars have greater potential to host habitable planets than previously realized… ​A research team led by the recipient of a U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant …

10 billion Milky Way stars might have habitable exoplanets after all Read More »

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely close flyby in 2029 to learn how to deflect others like it ​Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an …

The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth Read More »