It's a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that quantum computers would facilitate the process. In most cases, this is true.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard a free-speech challenge to state laws against “conversion therapy” and sounded likely to rule the measures violate the 1st Amendment.

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Progress in the foundations of physics is moving slowly. And yet it moves. Today I look at the five biggest problems in physics, what their status is, and how long it will ...

A new private members’ bill proposes a blanket ban on alcohol advertising in South Africa, but legal experts warn that the impact on the economy could be severe. On 8 September 2025, the Liquor ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law drives me bonkers. It started when our son (her only grandchild) was born. She is obsessed with him. We live in different states, and during our most recent visit there, ...

Swinburne University of Technology provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Violent crime involving young people is causing significant community concern in Victoria. The recent fatal ...

A survey suggests four out of five drivers in England want government action on pavement parking, However, respondents remained divided on the best approach. Pavement parking is currently banned only ...

Dear Annie: Last October, my son and I bought a home with a pool. My fiancé’s son, who had not visited his father in years, offered to drive the moving truck. My fiancé could not lift much due to a ...

Physicists have caught neutrinos from a nuclear reactor using a device weighing just a few kilograms, orders of magnitude less massive than standard neutrino detectors. The technique opens new ways to ...

Tiny organisms live in a world where the usual rules of motion feel upside-down. Water that slips through our fingers turns syrupy at their scale, dragging against every twitch. Yet a sperm cell or a ...