Astrophysics

US military launches initiative to find the best quantum computer

US military launches initiative to find the best quantu...

SIN Apr 12, 2025 0 4

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wants to know which of ...

Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climat...

SIN Apr 12, 2025 0 3

Proposed cuts would wipe out NOAA’s Ocean and Atmospheric Research office among ...

Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using ancient techniques

Bronze naval ram from Roman battle recreated using anci...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 3

Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a...

Methane-eating bacteria are ready to capture landfill emissions

Methane-eating bacteria are ready to capture landfill e...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 4

Bioreactors housing methane-eating bacteria could offer a portable, off-grid sol...

Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s

Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since th...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 3

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beake...

Inside the hunt for unknown minerals in super-deep diamonds

Inside the hunt for unknown minerals in super-deep diam...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 3

Diamonds formed in Earth’s lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are...

Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious ancient humans

Denisovan fossil from Taiwan gives clue to mysterious a...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 3

A fossil jawbone found by fishers in the Taiwan Strait has extended the known ra...

The evolution of easier births means slower walking and pelvis issues

The evolution of easier births means slower walking and...

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 5

Wider hips may make childbirth easier, but increase the risk of other health issues

Should we give up on recycling plastic?

Should we give up on recycling plastic?

SIN Apr 11, 2025 0 4

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countrie...

AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injuring them

AI-powered chilli spray could deter bears without injur...

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 4

A machine controlled by AI that sprays bears with the chilli pepper chemical cap...

Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of ancient Egypt

Archaeologists uncover settlement from golden age of an...

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 3

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the E...

US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time

US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-bas...

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 4

An AI analysis finds that since the 1970s, speeches by US Congress members have ...

Why quantum computers may continue to fail a key test

Why quantum computers may continue to fail a key test

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 5

There have been several claims of quantum computers performing at a level imposs...

World's first baby born by IVF done almost entirely by a machine

World's first baby born by IVF done almost entirely by ...

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 4

A baby has been born after being conceived via IVF performed by a machine, with ...

Plant-based waterproof material could replace single-use plastics

Plant-based waterproof material could replace single-us...

SIN Apr 10, 2025 0 4

Cellulose, the main component of paper, can be turned into clear, waterproof obj...

Light-based computers are getting close to a commercial launch

Light-based computers are getting close to a commercial...

SIN Apr 9, 2025 0 4

Computers that use photons rather than electrons to manipulate data promise grea...

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