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Refrigeration equipment inside Amazon’s quantum-computing lab. Advanced quantum computers could be capable of cracking conventional encryption keys.Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston
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DNA of child sacrificed in ancient city reveals surprising parentage
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Dismantle ‘zombie’ wildlife protection conventions once their work is done
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were hunted to near extinction by commercial whaling, their numbers have since resurged.Credit: Connect Images/Alamy At