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Four quantum researchers and four cats explain how their real-world “Schrödinger’s cat” experiment uncovered a new way to perform quantum computations

Researchers complete real-world “Schrödinger’s cat” experiment by embedding an atom of antimony inside a silicon chip. The findings provide a new and more robust way to perform quantum computations and have important implications for quantum error correction

People with aphantasia still activate their visual cortex when trying to conjure an image in their mind’s eye, but the images produced are too weak or distorted to become conscious to the individual

World Cup Football is getting faster for men and women alike: new study finds stoppage time, ball speed and passing rates have all increased significantly in the FIFA World Cup finals

A drug used to manage excess copper levels could improve the odds for children battling the rare cancer, neuroblastoma from 10% to 50%, new study in mice shows

Popular diabetes drugs like Ozempic can reduce the risk of kidney failure and death due to kidney or cardiovascular causes in people with and without diabetes

Mandating less salt in packaged foods could prevent 40,000 cardiovascular events, 32,000 cases of kidney disease, up to 3000 deaths, and could save $3.25 billion in healthcare costs

Study links hot weather to an increase in suicidal thoughts among young people. For every 1°C rise in daily temperature emergency department presentations for suicidal behaviours increased by 1.3%

Study finds a secure visa, employment, income, good housing conditions and control over environmental circumstances are associated with good mental health outcomes in refugees

Modelling shows that widespread rooftop solar panel installation in cities could raise daytime temperatures by up to 1.5 °C and potentially lower nighttime temperatures by up to 0.6 °C

Study shows that non-professional athletes people who experience sports-related concussions exhibit no long-term cognitive deficits and even show slightly better performance in working memory and verbal reasoning compared to people who haven't suffered a concussion

Study challenges view that non-native species can only reach Antarctica from remote Southern Ocean islands, shows Antarctica's coastlines at risk of species incursions from all major Southern Hemisphere landmasses

Study finds the heat mitigation benefits of trees are significantly reduced during heatwaves and that climate models overestimate the peak cooling efficiency of trees

Slow-release ketamine tablet shown to reduce depression symptoms in treatment-resistant depression; may offer cost-effective and accessible alternative to existing clinic-based treatments

Opioid initiation after emergency department visit or hospitalisation decreased by 16% and long-term opioid use decreased by 33%, NSW [Australia] study shows

Diabetes medication semaglutide [known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy] significantly reduces the risk of kidney failure, loss of kidney function and death from chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, study [n=3533] shows

Researchers set new record for measuring signals at microwave frequencies with new amplifier capable of squeezing microwave noise 7.8 dB below vacuum level

76% of people who committed serious violent offences and were found not guilty due to mental illness had visited at least one mental health service prior to the offence, analysis of 477 violent offence cases shows

Scientists Use Ultrasound to Make Cold Brew Coffee in 3 Minutes Instead of 24 Hours

I modified a Breville Dual Boiler with an ultrasonic transducer-horn to make cold brew in three minutes

Cognitive behaviour therapy a more effective, long-lasting treatment for prolonged grief disorder than mindfulness therapy, study (n=100) shows

Long COVID immune abnormalities largely resolved at 24 months, providing optimism that long COVID symptoms resolve over time

Eating a high-quality breakfast every day can improve school students' motivation and achievement