Jul 4th, 2025 - Researchers identify the birthplace of new brain cells well into late adulthood. For more than six decades, neuroscientists have wrestled with a fundamental question about the human brain: Do adults continue to make new neurons, or are we born with all the brain cells we'll ever have? This has been much more challenging to answer than meets the eye. Now, researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet say they've found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of dividing neural progenitor cells — essentially the precursors to new neurons — in the brains of humans ranging ... [Read More]

Jul 4th, 2025 - Scientists have demonstrated that a photonic qubit — a quantum bit powered by a particle of light — can detect and correct its own errors while running at room temperature. They say it is a foundational step toward scalable quantum processors . In a new study published June 4 in the journal Nature , researchers at Canadian quantum computing startup Xanadu created a so-called "Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill" (GKP) state directly on a silicon chip. GKP states are a type of quantum state that spreads information across multiple photons in a pattern that enables small errors ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - NASA has discovered a new interstellar comet that's currently located about 420 million miles away from Earth. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile on Tuesday and confirmed it was a comet from another star system. The new interstellar comet's official name is 3I/ATLAS. It's officially the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, and it poses no threat to Earth. The other two interstellar objects were 2I/Borisov, reported in 2019 , and Oumuamua in 2017 . "These things take millions of years to go from one stellar ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - Qedma Ltd., a startup working to make quantum computers more reliable, today announced that it has raised $26 million in early-stage funding. Glilot Capital Partners led the Series A round. It was joined by IBM Corp., Korean Investment Partners, TPY Capital and others. Theoretically, qubits can process data exponentially faster than traditional transistors. In practice, however, today's quantum chips are limited to performing fairly simple calculations. One of the main reasons for this limited processing capacity is that quantum hardware is difficult to operate reliably. Qubits are highly ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - While the world dealt with the fallout from viruses like COVID-19 and the bird flu, another virus was quietly lurking in the background. Although the Nipa virus may not be a household name yet, some are wondering whether or not the illness is actually real. That's partially because the details about the virus are scary-sounding, especially the numbers around fatality rates. But, just because something sounds too terrifying to be real, doesn't mean that it isn't. Find out what you need to know about the Nipah virus below, including what the symptoms look like in case you encounter the ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - Astronomers have just confirmed the discovery of a rare visitor from beyond our solar system — a newly detected interstellar comet. Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was first spotted on July 1 by NASA's ATLAS survey telescope in Chile. This is only the third known interstellar object to pass through our cosmic neighborhood, following in the footsteps of 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. The interstellar comet is currently traveling toward the inner solar system from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. It's still more than 400 million miles from the Sun ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system. The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to pass through our cosmic neighborhood. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the comet poses no danger to Earth and will remain roughly 150 million miles away as it speeds by, according to NASA . The interstellar comet was first spotted Tuesday by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Rio Hurtado, Chile. The NASA-funded survey telescope — which is actually made up of two ... [Read More]

Jul 3rd, 2025 - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) urged the public to protect nesting sea turtles, shorebirds, seabirds, and wading birds during nesting season. People can help with nesting success for sea turtles and waterbirds by giving them space, keeping beaches clean and dark, and leaving personal fireworks at home. Florida's beaches are a critical spring and summer nesting habitat for several species of threatened and endangered sea turtles including loggerhead, leatherback, and green sea turtles with occasional nesting by federally endangered ... [Read More]