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What Is a Qubit? How Qubits Work in Quantum Computing
A qubit, or quantum bit, is the basic unit of quantum information. Qubits use quantum states with amplitude and phase, can become entangled, and must be controlled befor…
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Biology
The mystery of the origin of the watermelon may have been solved.
According to a new study, scientists have discovered the origin of Citrinus lanatus vulgaris, also known as the watermelon.
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Why do feral pigs cost the United States up to $2.5 billion?
Each year, more than $100 million is spent trying to reduce their numbers, but the damage remains high and appears to be increasing.
Environment
Earth has just fallen into a 'danger zone' unprecedented in 2 million years
A shocking report has just been released by a special advisory panel of the United Nations, which warns of a series of disasters threatening the Earth, including
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A carcinogen that was once banned in Japan and the United States, many people still come into contact with it every day without knowing it.
Few people know that this toxin can also increase the risk of lung cancer just like cigarettes.
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How long does it take and how hot does it have to be to burn a body to ashes?
What is the cremation technician's first principle when handling a body?
Space science
First photo of Mars' strangely shaped moon
The United Arab Emirates' Hope space probe has captured the first high-resolution images of Mars' moon Deimos.
Life
The United States has just increased its area by 1 million square kilometers.
Just a few weeks ago, the United States grew by 1 million square kilometers (more than 386,000 square miles).
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Why do airplanes use Mach instead of km to describe speed?
Unlike kilometers or miles, Mach is measured in terms of the speed of sound. So why do planes choose Mach instead of the usual kilometers?
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Why do Americans use Fahrenheit instead of Celsius?
The Fahrenheit scale was created by German scientist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724.
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The sofa problem that has puzzled science for 6 decades has been solved
For nearly 60 years, scientists have been unable to find a solution to a seemingly simple problem: Moving a sofa through a narrow L-shaped corner.
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Where many atmospheric rivers on Earth are concentrated
Rivers of water vapor stretching more than 1,000 miles across the sky have been moving from temperate regions closer to the poles over the past 40 years.
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CrCoNi Alloy - The Hardest Material on Earth
Scientists studied an alloy made of chromium, cobalt and nickel (CrCoNi) and measured the highest hardness of any material.
1001 mystery
Who created the largest snake mound in the world?
In the eastern United States, nestled among the trees beside a tributary of the Ohio River lies one of the strangest and most mysterious tectonic structures ever created…
Biology
Mushrooms - The silent 'architects' of nature
Just take a walk through a forest in America and you will easily come across mushrooms of all shapes, sizes and strange colors.