2025-04-14

Quantum computing could change science forever—if it works

Big Tech thinks quantum computing will supercharge AI. First, it has to solve its biggest problem: scaling qubits. [...]

2025-04-14

Can Adults Really Make Themselves Taller? Here's What You Need to Know About Height Supplements

Can supplements really make you taller? Our experts dug into the science to find out whether height supplements actually work. [...]

2025-04-14

NOAA scientists scrub toilets, rethink experiments after service contracts end

One federal lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT, and building maintenance. [...]

2025-04-14

Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons

Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more. [...]

2025-04-14

Harvard says no chance it will comply with changes feds demand

The university also turned its homepage into a tribute to research. [...]

2025-04-13

Small Language Models Are the New Rage, Researchers Say

Larger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools. [...]

2025-04-12

One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley

The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world. [...]

2025-04-12

Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’

The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped. [...]

2025-04-12

Meta's new board members include former Trump security advisor

Meta has announced that Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick are joining its board of directors on April 15. Collison is the co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the payment processor and financial ser [...]