Physicists set new record with 10-qubit entanglement | Lisa Zyga

False-color circuit image showing 10 superconducting qubits (star shapes) interconnected by a central bus resonator B (gray). Credit: Song et al. ©2017 American Physical Society (Phys.org) -- Physici ...

Researchers identify new genes associated with cognitive ability | Todd Lencz

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nov. 22017 (Phys.org) -- Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered dozens of new genetic variations associated with a person's general cogniti ...

Bitcoin Guns for $10,000 as Cryptocurrency Mania Defies Skeptics | Julie Verhage, Eric Lam, and Todd White

This year’s 10-fold increase adds to 120% gain in 2016 Institutional investors seen entering: Gatecoin’s Glucksmann Nov. 27, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin blew past $9,700 just a week after topping $8, ...

The Dark Inevitability of Zionism | Lawrence Davidson

Among the growing assaults on freedom of speech is an Israeli-driven campaign to criminalize a campaign to boycott Israel over its racist persecution of Palestinians, writes Lawrence Davidson. Nov. 2 ...

Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent | Bob Yirka

Central bearded dragon. Credit: Greg Hume/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Nov. 22, 2017 (Phys.org)--A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the U.K. has found evidence suggesting th ...

The One Drop Fallacy | John Michael Greer

©2017 ClipartPanda.comNov. 15, 2017 (EcoSophia.net) -- Last month, in the process of exploring the awkward fact that most people in today’s industrial world have never learned how to think, I talked ...

Theoretical quark fusion found to be more powerful than hydrogen fusion | Bob Yirka

Schematic depiction of quark-level exothermic fusion reactions ΛQΛQ′ → ΞQQ′N, where Q,Q′ ∈ . Credit: (c) Nature (2017). Nov. 6, 2017 (Phys.org) -- A pair of researchers with Tel Aviv University and t ...

Art masterpiece found in treasure-laden tomb of Bronze Age Greek warrior | Shari Stocker, Jack Davis

The tiny sealstone depicting warriors in battle measures just 1.4 inches across but contains incredible detail. Credit: University of Cincinnati Nov. 6, 2017 (Phys.org) -- In the more than two years ...

BOOKS: Notes On A Foreign Country, by Suzy Hansen | Emanuele Corso

Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2017 I don’t very often publish book reviews but, in this case, I believe this book to be of great value to anyone trying to make sense of where our country ...

Aliens may be more like us than we think | Sam Levin

Picture an alien. These illustrations represent different levels of adaptive complexity we might imagine when thinking about aliens. (a) A simple replicating molecule, with no apparent design. This m ...

From the hearts and minds of men: Dam-Busting | Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 29, 2017 On Planet Patriarchy, males dominate. Thus, our decisions and inventions impact all forms of life 24/7. This series of articles will explore some of the “c ...