Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in the Cretaceous ecosystem, scientists say.

Newly discovered snow leopard fossils in the U.S. are providing groundbreaking insights into the evolution of these elusive big cats. Scientists believe these fossils could rewrite the history of how ...

This research uncovers remarkable quantum optical phenomena which may enhance quantum technology and paves the road for an exciting nascent field: four-dimensional quantum optics. A new study from ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

Four decades ago, physicists were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than ...

Two major quantum computing events will take place next month: NVIDIA’s (NVDA) Quantum Day and D-Wave’s (QBTS) Qubits 2025 conference. Both events are expected to significantly impact the ...

Jian-Wei Pan is director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Quantum researchers are in a race for qubits, and Microsoft is in the thick of the competition. “If anybody believes this means that Microsoft is close to a commercial quantum computer, they ...

There's a lot of interest in quantum computing in the banking world, but outside specialized teams at large institutions that have invested in it, there is a lack of clarity on what it is, how it ...

And in December (at the time of this writing), Google revealed Willow, its new quantum chip that could pave the way to a useful, large-scale quantum computer. As disruptive technologies appear at ...

Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology. But thanks to some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on promising startups in the space ...

Quantum computers are often said to be the next frontier of computing, with the potential to transform industries ranging from healthcare to cybersecurity. Scientists believe that quantum computers ...