The archeological find appears to include three separate construction phases. Credit: Deposit Photos The Great Wall of China wasn’t a single construction project, but rather a series of defensive and border fortifications linked over hundreds of years under the direction of multiple royal dynasties. Recent archeological discoveries in the nation’s Shandong Province, however, have pushed…
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Bring a portable printer to a party or event and you’re going to be a hit. Sometimes, a legal document requires a physical signature or a less tech-savvy family member needs a picture from your wedding….
Majorana 1 is designed to ultimately store 1 million qubits. Credit: Microsoft Microsoft says its researchers have created a new quantum computer processor that relies on a never-before-seen state of matter. The technological leap—called Majorana 1—represents a major step forward towards an era of powerful quantum computers that unlock currently unachievable advancements across artificial intelligence,…
Even the most powerful corporations can crumble overnight when bad decisions pile up. Some ignored innovation, others made catastrophic financial moves, and a few simply refused to believe their downfall was possible. In many cases, their mistakes were obvious in hindsight. Yet executives remained blind to the warning signs until it was too late. These…
Telling the time in the ancient world was tricky; trying to describe the past between different cultures was almost impossible. People used different calendars, and attempting to make them work together was tricky. Your year of the Consulship of Cornelius Rufus and Curius Dentatus might be the year of the Archon Charinus to your neighbor….
Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024. (Image credit: Blue Origin) We now know who’s flying on Blue Origin’s next suborbital space tourism mission — most of them, anyway. That mission is known as NS-30, because it will be the 30th overall launch of Blue Origin’s…
An illustration shows the Einstein Probe as it hunts cosmic X-rays. (Image credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences) A flash of powerful X-ray light coming from a nova explosion on a white dwarf star has caught the attention of astronomers using the Chinese–European Einstein Probe. This nova is especially exciting because the white dwarf star on…
An illustration shows asteroid 2024 YR4 narrowly missing Earth and the moon (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) If you’ve been worrying about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, we have very good news. NASA has dropped the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 — at first to 1 in…
Doctor Doolittle famously sang of his urge to talk to the animals. Over the years, many great minds have wanted to do the same. Researchers use advanced technology to become better in tune with the animal kingdom, which ranges from doggy harnesses to AI whale translation. Advances in science have brought us closer than ever…
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