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Quantum computing could lead to revolutions in cryptography, materials design and telecommunications. But fulfilling those promises could be many years away

To build its moon base, NASA needs a lot of power

If you switch a lamp on and off an infinite number of times, will the light end up on or off? Somehow math says both

At least six Americans are believed to have been exposed to the Ebola virus, and one person who appears to have contracted the virus has been evacuated to Germany

Researchers at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked round the clock to develop a test for the Andes virus at the center of the deadly cruise ship outbreak

Researchers discovered the copy of the 1,300-year-old poem lurking inside a historical text in an Italian library

As world health leaders face deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola, a major pandemic preparedness report finds we are less safe from viral outbreaks than before COVID

The asteroid will swing by Earth on Monday and be close enough to be visible using an amateur telescope

Eight of the top 10 officials at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office

Sharla Boehm, a math teacher, spent her summers coding. She’d go on to build what would eventually evolve into the Internet

A growing body of research suggests cannabis poses risks to the developing brain

What you should know about hantavirus, why PCOS is getting a new name, and how some fish hide in an unusual spot