David Nield
Inside IBM’s New Quantum Computing Fridges, 180 Times Colder Than Deep Space
These bulky units can link qubits together like never before
This New “Devil Flower” Species Doesn’t Photosynthesize
It’s a rare plant with an “enigmatic and devil-like essence”
After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury
But the BepiColombo twin orbiters aren’t the first spacecraft to visit our system’s smallest planet. Here’s what we’ve seen already
Astronomers Spot a Strange Atmospheric Wave Above Saturn’s South Pole
And it could stick around for decades
40 Years Ago, Oceanographers Found the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic
The maritime disaster of 1912 wasn’t fully understood until the shipwreck was rediscovered
This Viking Dress Survived for 1,300 Years, Protected by Its Metal Ornaments
Such delicate textiles typically decompose within a few years
An Expert Pieced Together This Roman Document Like a Jigsaw Puzzle. You’ll Never Guess What It’s About
Classics researchers think it was part of a reference booklet traveling officials carried with them
The First Moon Spaceport Is Coming. But First We’ll Need Moon Traffic Control
If we don’t manage air traffic well, we risk spacecraft being sent way off course—without the rocket fuel necessary to get back
