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Tiny quantum computers could help create giant telescopes

Advances in quantum technology might allow astronomers to circumvent age-old issues that limit the size of optical observatories

The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science

CARL ZIMMER

The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

Threat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say

REIS THEBAULT, HEATHER KNIGHT, SHAWN HUBLER AND CHRISTINA MORALES

The risk of a large explosion has been averted, officials say. But a smaller blast remains possible, and 16,000 people remain displaced.

Fish Sleep a Lot Like Us. (They Even Nap.)

SARA NOVAK

By tracking eye movements in zebrafish, researchers identified four different types of sleep, analogous to the complex sleep patterns of humans and other animals.

Gigantic ‘little red dot’ threatens to upend cosmic history

Debate still swirls around the nature of "little red dots," black holes glimpsed in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. A controversial new weigh-in may settle the matter

‘Universal’ aging clocks offer new clues to longevity

A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say

NASA’s Jared Isaacman unveiled the first moon base rovers and landers

At an event at NASA Headquarters event, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost

The secret to immortality might be a sea cucumber

The discarded fragments of this creature apparently refuse to die, leading researchers to claim immortality

A quantum computing system’s perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe

Generating and confirming the randomness of qubits could lead to breakthroughs in computer data encryption

The ‘age of gravitational astronomy’ is here

A record-setting collection of precisely measured gravitational waves reveals new information about how black holes behave and evolve

Genetic Scores are Booming. But Will Anti-Discrimination Laws Cover Your DNA?

EMILY BAUMGAERTNER NUNN

As predictive medicine advances, legal scholars warn that decades-old federal guidelines could set up a potential clash between your genes and your job.

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is Back: When, Where and How to Watch

KATRINA MILLER

On Thursday and Friday, some streets in Manhattan will get a lot more crowded as people gather to watch the city’s unique solar spectacle.

Trump plan to give start-ups plutonium harvested from Cold War–era nuclear weapons is risky, experts say

Weapons-grade plutonium can fuel nuclear reactors known as mixed oxide reactors, but none of these exist in the U.S.

Are the roots of consciousness hidden in the ancient deep brain?

Some neuroscientists argue that the roots of experience lie deep inside the brain. If they're right, the consciousness club will get a lot bigger

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

CATRIN EINHORN

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.