Quantum walks sound abstract, but they sit at the center of a very concrete race: who will harness quantum mechanics to solve problems that overwhelm today’s most powerful supercomputers. Instead of ...

Some studies point to melatonin use as beneficial to heart health, while others say the opposite. Here’s how to make sense of the complex research. Melatonin may be one of America’s most trusted sleep ...

Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has criticized actress Iyabo Ojo for commending single mothers. In a video that has since gone viral, Portable ...

A senior Bangladeshi journalist strongly criticised the violence that erupted in parts of Bangladesh following the death of Inqilab Moncho leader Osman Hadi, saying the unrest reflects the serious ...

As children, we’re taught that the functions of a leaf are photosynthesis (turning sunlight into chemical energy) and storing water. This is generally true, including for the lettuce leaves we eat.

Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a rousing defense of scientific principles in his characteristic brash way during his Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum presentation Sunday. His talk gathered what PNW Sinai Forum ...

Once upon a time, cholesterol was simple. This molecule, it was proclaimed, came in two varieties: an artery-clogging “bad” sort and an artery-clearing “good” one. The difference was not in the ...

Two scientists argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field. Last week, an American-Israeli company ...

Magdalena Balazinska, director of the UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, opens the school’s annual research showcase Wednesday in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) The University ...

For years we've heard once coaching staff after another say the Raiders are *so close*. That they're just one or two plays or one or two players away from putting it ...

Dr. Berg teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Last spring, it became clear to me that over half the students in my large general education lecture course had used artificial ...

Four years after publishing a book titled “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” billionaire Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates is singing a dramatically different tune on the environment. In a new memo ...