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To Move Fast, Quantum Maze Solvers Must Forget the Past
If you've ever entered a room, and then completely forgotten how you got there, you may have something in common with a quantum computer.
Underground Cells Make 'Dark Oxygen' Without Light
In the groundwaters beneath Alberta, Canada, researchers have found microbes that can produce abundant oxygen, even in the absence of light.
How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats
A system of sophisticated pumps and receptors protects the brain like bouncers at the door of an elite club.
JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe
There's never been a more exciting time to study black holes.
Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference.
A recent neuroscience study reveals how human brains differentiate between the imagined and the observed.
Chatbots Don't Know What Stuff Isn't
Researchers still don't understand whether machines will ever truly know the word "no."
Global Microbiome Study Gives New View of Shared Health Risks
A recent study found that the more time you spend with someone, the more likely you are to share strains of species in your microbiome.
Physicists Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing
A recently demonstrated quantum protocol teleports energy from one location to another without violating any sacred physical principles.
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
Loneliness doesn't just make people feel isolated. It alters their brain in ways that can hinder their ability to trust and connect to others.
Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
Our brains have even less in common with reptile brains than was once thought.