International

A new analysis of the Nebra sky disk — a 3,800-year-old artifact that may be the oldest known representation of the sky — undermines claims that it is a recent forgery. The study shows that the 12-inch (30-centimeter) wide bronze disk was made by heating and hammering multiple times, which a modern forger could not … Read more

New research has found that the Bering Land Bridge that stretched between Siberia and Alaska during the Ice Age was much more than a Bering Land Swamp. The discovery may help explain why some animals, such as birds, easily crossed the land bridge, while others, such as the woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), were unable to … Read more

Researchers have set a new record for quantum entanglement — bringing reliable quantum computers one step closer to reality. The scientists successfully entangled 24 \”logical qubits\” — low-error quantum bits of information created by combining multiple physical qubits. This is the highest number ever achieved. They also demonstrated that logical qubits can maintain error correction … Read more

Traveling to the moon is no easy feat. Our natural satellite orbits Earth at an average distance of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers). So how long does it take to reach our closest neighbor from the moment a spaceship lifts off? Based on lunar missions from the past few decades, the answer ranges from about eight … Read more

A ghostly white, unusually large predator has been found inside one of Earth\’s deepest ocean trenches. Found at a staggering depth of 25,900 feet (7,902 meters) in the Atacama Trench of the eastern Pacific Ocean, researchers have discovered a new species of large predatory amphibian, Dulcibella camanchaca. This shrimp-like crustacean, which is 1.57 inches (4 … Read more