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Researchers found evidence that Indonesian foragers may have sucked on psychoactive betel nuts as long as 25,000 years ago, marking potentially the earliest known human drug use.

Researchers at DTU have developed a nanolaser that could reduce computer energy consumption by roughly half by enabling microchips to communicate using light instead of electrical signals.

Harvard researchers demonstrated using microscopic sound waves to protect quantum information, potentially enabling more compact quantum networks and hybrid quantum systems built on chips.

A CERN experiment has revealed unusual gluon behavior inside atomic nuclei, providing evidence that could help explain fundamental physics at extremely small scales.

Physicists at the Paul Scherrer Institute have experimentally demonstrated an optical Magnus effect in quantum light, where laser interactions with ions shift slightly sideways, with implications for quantum computing precision.

Austrian researchers are constructing a quantum computer-powered electron microscope designed to extract more information from individual electrons, potentially enabling clearer biological imaging with reduced sample damage.

A comprehensive survey of physicists reveals limited agreement on fundamental questions about black holes, dark matter, and quantum gravity, with most standard answers failing to secure majority support.

A UK mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old claim that the Parthenon’s curved features correct optical illusions, finding little evidence the illusions actually exist.

Surrey Wildlife Trust has released 30 endangered water voles at a nature reserve near Elstead, continuing efforts to restore the species to the River Wey after decades of local extinction.

NASA’s New Horizons has detected signs of liquid nitrogen flowing on Pluto’s surface near a massive glacier, marking the first evidence of recent liquid activity on the dwarf planet.

Two seedlings from the world’s rarest tree species have been relocated to a Scottish botanic garden as part of an international conservation effort to prevent extinction.

Scientists have determined that black holes release powerful jets at two specific stages during their feeding cycles, solving a decades-long mystery about the timing of these cosmic emissions.