International News
Hackers could 'vandalise' quantum computers without people noticing
4/25/2025
Hackers may be able to garble the output of programs running on quantum computers, leaving other people with unknowingly incorrect results - but thankfully, there is a fix
Is There Any Sound in Space?
4/25/2025
It seems contrary to common knowledge, but sound can travel through some parts of space quite well
First ever 'black hole bomb' created in the lab
4/25/2025
A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating cylinder and magnetic coils. Studying the bomb could help us better understand real black holes.
Wild NYC Author Ryan Mandelbaum Takes a Wildlife-Filled Walk in Prospect Park
4/25/2025
Take a walk through Prospect Park with Wild NYC writer Ryan Mandelbaum and learn to connect with nature no matter how urban your environment is.
Ancient camp shows how humans adapted to extreme cold in Europe
4/25/2025
An Austrian site occupied by humans from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago documents a switch towards hunting reindeer for their fur, which may have helped people to endure harsh winters during the last glacial period
Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
4/25/2025
While researchers agree that adolescents are struggling with mental health, there is fierce debate about how much technology is to blame.
This is <i>not</i> the new colour that scientists have created
4/25/2025
Firing tiny doses of laser light into people’s eyes allowed them to perceive a never-seen-before hue.
My ‘woke DEI’ grant has been flagged for scrutiny. Where do I go from here?
4/25/2025
My work in making artificial intelligence fair has been noticed by US officials intent on ending ‘class warfare propaganda’.
Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
4/25/2025
Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly leaves helm of US funding agency after Elon Musk’s DOGE arrives.
Carnivorous ‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Wear Corpses as Camouflage
4/24/2025
Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by covering itself with dead insect body parts
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