Physicists continue to argue over Microsoft’s qubit claims. The entire field hangs in a delicate balance.

In theory, a quantum computer could perform calculations vastly more quickly than today’s conventional computers.

Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

Our bodies are always moving, even when we don’t realize it. We churn through a solar system on a wobbly planet, stand upon ...

The latest Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument results fall short of the discovery threshold but strengthen evidence for ...

MITRE and NVIDIA are collaborating on simulation tools to better design and optimize quantum imaging systems. The noninvasive system created by MITRE, called Walsh Imaging, can produce images of ...

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

Scientists have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched into ...

Physicists in Germany have led experiments that show the inertia of electrons can form 'tornadoes' inside a quantum semimetal ...

Before it shut down, a telescope in Chile captured the universe's baby photos, just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. These ...

Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world’s longest intercontinental ultra-secure ...

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking took gravity to its ultimate limits. In doing so, he made a number of significant ...