Quantum memory device could stop unhackable networks from failing
A quantum version of RAM might improve long-distance quantum networks Dmitriy Rybin/Shutterstock A quantum version of a random access memory can read and write information
Stark, haunting images show Kazakhstan’s former nuclear testing ground
The remains of an observation tower at Opytnoe Pole Eddo Hartmann, Netherlands, Finalist, Professional competition, Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards 2024 THESE photos, all shortlisted
Could two genetically modified mice come in handy on Valentine’s Day?
Time for love Valentine’s Day celebrates coupling. Alan McWilliam tells Feedback about an offer he received, before the most recent Valentine’s Day, from a US-based
AI chatbot models ‘think’ in English even when using other languages
When answering questions posed in Chinese, French, German or Russian, large language models seem to process the queries in English, which could create cultural issues
How one theory ties together everything we know about the universe
You can sip your coffee thanks to the fundamental forces of nature Vladimir Arndt / Alamy The following is an extract from our Lost in
Engineers are diverting Mississippi river to restore Louisiana’s coast
Silt from the centre of the US runs down the Mississippi river to the sea Gerald Herbert/ AP / Alamy The Mississippi river flows past
A tale of two mysteries: ghostly neutrinos and the proton decay puzzle
Construction of the DUNE 35-ton prototype detector Reidar Hahn AT SOME point in our lives, most of us learn that atoms are comprised of three
How manners can be a weapon to divide and disempower
THIS isn’t just any election year. With half the world set to participate in democratic votes, 2024 is being called the election year. As disagreements
AI chatbots use racist stereotypes even after anti-racism training
Hundreds of millions of people already use commercial AI chatbots Ju Jae-young/Shutterstock Commercial AI chatbots demonstrate racial prejudice toward speakers of African American English –
Salmon farms are increasingly being hit by mass die-offs
Salmon killed by an algal bloom at a fish farm in Norway Berit Roald/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Farmed salmon have been dying off en masse more frequently since