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Best of Both Worlds: 'Hybrid' Quantum Computers Could Be Just Around The Corner, Researchers Say

For all their promise, quantum computers have a hard time modeling the interactions between the two families of building blocks that underlie our Universe – can you imagine a chef that struggles to ...
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Brown Fat Can Be Beneficial For The Body – And a Blood Pressure Drug Could Turn It On

Body fat can bring health benefits as well as health problems, depending on where it is and how much of it there is.
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New Genus of Nightmare Spaghetti Worms Found Deep Under The Indian Ocean

Just when you thought it was safe to enter the benthic depths of the Indian Ocean, a new eldritch horror emerges from the darkness.
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Earth's Core Is Leaking All Sorts of Materials That Have Been Trapped Since Our Planet's Birth

Our early Earth was a heavy metal album cover: a molten ball covered in a global lava ocean, spewing lethal gases while being pelted by the flaming space-rocks of our Solar System's violently chaotic ...
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2,200-Year-Old Fingerprints Reveal Who Really Built China's Mysterious Terracotta Army

For thousands of years, a mysterious army has stood vigil – silent and impassive in the dark, never wavering from their solemn duty.
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Scientists Discover an Erectile Dysfunction Drug Could Also Regenerate Muscle

Regular exercise is one of the best ways to stay fit and healthy, but many of us lack the time or motivation to stick to a workout schedule.
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Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Went Into Remission in More Than Half of People on This 24-Week Program

Type 2 diabetes is not necessarily a lifelong diagnosis or a disease that gets progressively worse over time. Today, there is strong evidence to suggest that the risk of developing this metabolic ...
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There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water

Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food ...
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In a Huge First, Physicists May Have Found a Shortcut to Fusion Energy

The Sun at the center of our own Solar System is a great advert for nuclear fusion: ultra-high temperatures and pressures combining to fuse hydrogen nuclei together into helium nuclei, releasing a ...
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ADHD Drugs May Reduce The Risk of Early Death, Major Study Finds

People with ADHD face more than issues with attention, focus, and impulses: It's a serious condition that may take years off a person's life. For the 5 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults ...
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Partial Vision Restored in Some Blind Patients With New Experimental Treatment

Night vision often fades first, followed by a narrowing of peripheral vision. In retinitis pigmentosa, this progressive loss can eventually lead to blindness. An experimental treatment has now helped ...
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Google's Quantum Computer Just Achieved a Major Breakthrough With 'Magic States'

Quantum computers have an inconvenient problem: they're magnificently efficient at making mistakes. These marvelous machines could one day solve problems that would bring even the most powerful ...