Will computers based on quantum physics really change the world?
A real quantum leap
Sometimes science does make our world turn upside down
June 2026: Science history from 50, 100 and 150 years ago
Door-building spiders; a new quantum liquid
Which problems will quantum computers solve—and when?
Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those promises could be many years away
A lamp flickering on and off inspires the math mystery of Thomson’s lamp
If you switch a lamp on and off an infinite number of times, will the light end up on or off? Somehow math says both
Ebola outbreak triggers U.S. ban on travelers from three African nations
At least six Americans are believed to have been exposed to the Ebola virus, and one person who appears to have contracted the virus has been evacuated to Germany
How scientists developed a hantavirus PCR test in a weekend
Researchers at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked round the clock to develop a test for the Andes virus at the center of the deadly cruise ship outbreak
Hidden copy of the oldest known poem in the English language leaves researchers ‘speechless’
Researchers discovered the copy of the 1,300-year-old poem lurking inside a historical text in an Italian library
The world is less prepared for a pandemic than before COVID. Here’s why
As world health leaders face deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola, a major pandemic preparedness report finds we are less safe from viral outbreaks than before COVID
See a Lincoln Memorial-sized asteroid pass within just 56,000 miles of Earth today
The asteroid will swing by Earth on Monday and be close enough to be visible using an amateur telescope