News

  1. Quantum Physics

    A quantum computing milestone is immediately challenged by a supercomputer

    A quantum processor solved a problem in 20 minutes that would take a supercomputer millions of years. A supercomputer then did a part of it in about 2 hours.

    By Mara Johnson-Groh
  2. Anthropology

    Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution

    Face bones unearthed in a cave suggest that members of our genus, Homo, reached northern Spain as early as 1.4 million years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Neuroscience

    Parenthood may help the brain stay young

    A study of nearly 38,000 adults shows that the number of kids correlates with coordination of brain regions’ activities — regardless of parents’ sex.