There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water
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You may already be doing it.
Google's Quantum Computer Just Achieved a Major Breakthrough With 'Magic States'
An illustration of a quantum computing chip. (Eugene Mymrin/Moment/Getty Images)
Wizardry!
New Electrical Test Can Help Identify Signs of Extraterrestrial Life in Space
The technique has already been tested on samples from the Atacama Desert in Chile. (Christopher E. Carr)
Are compact alien detectors within reach?
Millions of Americans Use Cannabis to Help Them Sleep. It Could Be Doing The Opposite.
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A huge paradox.
One Common Eating Habit Is Linked to Higher Risk of 2 Liver Diseases
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Eating times matter.
Meet D-Rex: Ancient Fungus as Tall as a Traffic Cone Has Just Been Discovered in China
D. rex's fruiting bodies were discovered in the forests of Yunnan Province. (Song et al., Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2026)
It dates back to the demise of the dinosaurs.
Oldest Known Spear Attack May Be Found in 75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Remains
The left scapula of Shanidar A. (University of Cambridge)
Something very violent happened 75,000 years ago.
Scientists Find a Way to Turn Desert Sand Into 'Living Sand' That Holds Water Six Times Longer
(Khalifa University)
Microbes give sand new strength.
Axolotls Have a Surprisingly Clever Cognitive Ability, Even in Complete Darkness
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What's going on in those little heads?
In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy
An artist's rendition of a tokamak fusion system. (Kyle Palmer/PPPL Communications Department)
'Go around the peak.'
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