Quantum Computing is still many years away, however, a new paper published on 20 August in Nature Photonics has just made a huge leap towards turning the concept into reality
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After 13 long years, scientists have achieved the once ‘impossible’ task of mapping the genome of wheat. Wheat is the most widely grown crop worldwide and is essential for food
A new study published on August 15 in Nature suggests that alternatives to harmful neonicotinoid pesticides may be just as harmful to bumble bees. New sulfoximine-based pesticides were touted as
A new study published on August 16 in the American Journal of Psychiatry has found that pregnant women exposed to the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, are at a
In a controversial new study published on August 15 in Nature, scientists claim they have induced cells of the retina ― Müller glia ― to regenerate light receptor cells allowing
According to a new study published on August 15 in iScience, an open source interdisciplinary journal, ocean microbes may play a key role in atmospheric processes like cloud formation. The research,
A new study published on August 14 in Cell Reports has identified a new gene that may explain why elephants rarely get cancer. The LIF6 gene seems to alter the
One of the major challenges with artificial limbs is the lack of something called embodiment ― the idea that prosthetics actually feel like a real limb ― mainly because bionic
Superior cognitive abilities of humans may not have come without a price: new study ties evolutionary changes to mental disorders
The evolution of human cognitive abilities may have come with some disadvantages. A new study published on Aug 9 in the American Journal of Human Genetics suggests certain mental disorders
A new study published on July 7 in Nature Communications, a scientific journal, examined the effects of long-term captivity on wild timber elephants in Myanmar (1). The study, performed by researchers