It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Can we broadcast quantum information? Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs
Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men
A human Y (right) and X chromosome seen with a scanning electron microscope POWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Men who
Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes
Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something even stranger? titoOnz / Alamy Exotic viscous stars
Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater
Researchers tested a sticky hydrogel by using it to glue a rubber duck to a rock in the ocean Hao
Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement?
Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangled WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem
Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics
Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation event Jackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns out, is
Puppy and cheetah cub make unlikely pair of step-siblings
The playful pair of Rozi the cheetah cub and Ziggy the labrador-kelpie-collie mix show that sibling bonds can transcend species
Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row
Vegetation like that in the Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil, is no longer removing as much CO₂ from the
Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands
A leaf-toed gecko from Rábida Island Rory Stansbury/Island Conservation A tiny gecko has been rediscovered on Rábida Island in the
Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughters Marko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a