Toward a code-breaking quantum computer
Adam Zewe | MIT News The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted using a tried-and-true method that relies on the idea that even the fastest computer would be unable to efficiently break a…
The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock
Joshua Snape, University of Manchester Data from India’s recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the Moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings…
13,600-year-old mastodon skull unearthed in Iowa
Archaeologists made a significant discovery in Iowa by excavating the first well-preserved mastodon bones ever found in the state, including the skull of this prehistoric animal. The team unearthed the skull, which is…
Scientific review corrects Dodo extinction record
The Dodo, a bird that has been extinct for centuries, continues to be the object of fascination and scientific study. A new article entitled “The systematics and nomenclature of the Dodo and the…
Warning against colonial practices in the space industry
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Wesleyan University The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private…
How six months in space affects your perception of time
Ruth Ogden, Liverpool John Moores University and Daniel Eduardo Vigo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina Two astronauts marooned in space may sound like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, but for two Nasa…
Could dinosaurs still exist somewhere in the world?
Hans Sues, Smithsonian Institution Did all dinosaurs become extinct, killed when an asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago? Or could a few of them, somehow, have survived that mass extinction event…
Origin of asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs determined
Around 66 million years ago, a catastrophic event changed the course of life on Earth forever. This event, known as the Chicxulub asteroid impact, not only caused the extinction of around 70% of…
WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency.
C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential…
Rocks from the Jezero Crater on Mars contain signs of water
Jennifer Chu | MIT News In a new study appearing in the journal AGU Advances, scientists at MIT and NASA report that seven rock samples collected along the “fan front” of Mars’ Jezero Crater contain minerals that…