Quantum computers may solve problems beyond supercomputers. A new test helps confirm quantum answers for errors.

For decades, quantum computing has felt like something out of science fiction — abstract, theoretical, and always “10 years away.” But in 2025, the story has changed. Quantum technology is no longer ...

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With Elon Musk doubting US fixes and Genius Act greenlighting stablecoins, Bitcoin's rails might keep the dollar alive longer than you think in this multipolar shake-up.

Critics slammed attempts by Google, Microsoft and Meta to speed up materials discovery. But behind the hype, there is progress.

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition.

Friendships, family, and community links may support healthier aging by lowering inflammation and slowing biological decline, study suggests.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline -- a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator.