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Fortunately, there are many ways you can prove to yourself that the Earth is indeed an oblate spheroid (or a sphere that bulges slightly at the equator). These range from the simple – looking at photos of the Earth from space, or simply at the stars – to using a few sticks and some shadows. But for some, that isn’t …

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, doctors in China transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead person. Similar experiments involving brain-dead patients have previously taken place in the U.S., but they involved different pig organs, such as kidneys and hearts, and a previous experiment in China involved a pig liver. These experiments have paved the way to transplants …

Study design We conducted a countrywide, prospective, longitudinal physical activity study of US residents that evaluated their physical activity levels within the context of the walkability of their built environments before and after relocation (‘participants’). We leveraged the naturally occurring physical activity data that was captured by a health app on participants’ phones to compare each person’s physical activity levels …

States in quantum superposition are notoriously fragile, but researchers in China have reported creating such a state that lasted for a whopping 23 minutes and 20 seconds. While this record-breaking result is exciting in itself, the team believes that it could open new ways to high-precision measurements and even information processing for quantum computers – possibly even allowing scientists to …

Bad news if you’re one of the handful of people using Steam to play games on a Chromebook: Google and Valve are preparing to end support for the still-in-beta ChromeOS version of Steam on January 1, 2026, according to 9to5Google. Steam can still be installed on Chromebooks, but it now comes with a notice announcing the end of support. “The …

In the 1970s, behavioral researcher John B. Calhoun created what looked like paradise—for mice. There was no hunger, no predators, and no disease. Yet within a few years, every mouse was dead. The experiment, known as Universe 25, has become one of the most disturbing studies in behavioral science, and some believe it carries unsettling lessons for the future of …

The first chemical reactions in the wake of the Big Bang have been recreated for the first time in conditions similar to those in the baby Universe. A team of physicists led by Florian Grussie of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Germany has reproduced the reactions of the helium hydride ion (HeH+), a molecule made from …

Abstract illustration of a quantum double-slit experiment. Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. MIT physicists have recreated the most iconic experiment in quantum physics — this time with individual atoms acting as the slits and single photons barely grazing past. Their results have firmly answered a question that has lingered for nearly a century: Can we ever observe light’s particle and wave nature …

IN A NUTSHELL 🧠 Neuralink has launched its first European clinical trial in the United Kingdom, focusing on individuals with severe paralysis. 🔍 The trial will involve implanting the N1 chip in seven patients to enable control of digital devices through thought. 💡 Neuralink’s technology uses 128 ultra-thin threads to connect approximately 1,000 electrodes to the brain. 🌍 The trial …

Researchers at MIT have conducted what they are calling the most “idealized” double-slit experiment yet, finding further evidence that Einstein’s take on the phenomenon is likely incorrect. The double-slit experiment and its variations is one of the weirdest results humans found as we began to study the world scientifically. In 1801, Thomas Young took a light and shone it through …