Physicists winning the battle to reduce physical-to-logical qubit ratio: by tapping into the natural oscillations of a trapped ion (a charged atom of ytterbium) to store Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP ...

Diabetes journal, American Diabetes Association A genetic test of cord blood at birth may hold the key to predicting a child’s future risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to exciting new ...

Photo by Omar Ramadan on Unsplash Fewer than half of all adolescents with major depressive episode (MDE) received mental health care in the US in 2022, with the odds of specialist treatment being even ...

An exploding star has given researchers a rare chance to find out what the inside of old stars looks like, according to an international study. Usually, when a star explodes in a supernova, the ...

Photo by Sebastian Radu on Unsplash Teens and young people who vape are more likely to go on to pick up smoking, marijuana and drinking, and face higher risks of a host of health issues, according to ...

Prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy are closer to a future without the side effect of erectile dysfunction. Researchers in Sydney have found a way to significantly reduce radiation ...

QIMR Berghofer researchers will investigate whether personalised genetic risk information can improve skin cancer screening outcomes. Led by Associate Professor Matthew Law from the Institute’s ...

C_Knox_southern_scales, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons NZ’s existing wildlife laws fall short when it comes to protecting native lizards from the harmful impacts of human land use, say ecology and law ...

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