Science & Health

  • Take a Break From the Doom and Look at These Rad Starlings

    Take a Break From the Doom and Look at These Rad Starlings

    Although your first instinct when you see these photos might be, “Oh god,” we promise that it’s not an upcoming extreme weather event or some alien species coming to invade Earth. (Given that it’s 2020, you’re forgiven for thinking anything that’s not obviously good is probably horrific.) In fact, these are actually photos taken this…


  • This Company Will Let You Play With ‘Quantum Matter On The Cloud’

    This Company Will Let You Play With ‘Quantum Matter On The Cloud’

    This week, Colorado-based startup ColdQuanta announced it has put “quantum matter on the cloud.” Which means — what exactly? To unpack this perfect pairing of buzz phrases: By “quantum matter,” ColdQuanta is referring to a collection of tens of thousands of rubidium atoms, cooled to near absolute zero. “On the cloud” means that by filling…