Astrophysics

Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier

Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by...

SIN Jun 4, 2026 0 5

A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge sou...

The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come

The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to...

SIN Jun 4, 2026 0 8

Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make t...

Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness

Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the rac...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 9

A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors dur...

Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers

Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, sa...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 10

A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests use...

Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate

Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influen...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 9

A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe in...

Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery

Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 8

Restricting carbohydrates may sound like an unlikely approach to treating anorex...

Ötzi's frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes

Ötzi's frozen remains may harbour metabolically active ...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 8

Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that...

Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its oxygen

Hidden store of manganese may have helped Earth get its...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 10

Computer simulations have uncovered a new manganese compound that could exist de...

'Transformative' pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival time

'Transformative' pancreatic cancer drug doubles surviva...

SIN Jun 2, 2026 0 13

People with advanced pancreatic cancer taking an experimental daily pill lived n...

How human error became a weapon against large language models

How human error became a weapon against large language ...

SIN Jun 2, 2026 0 15

Alan Turing proposed a test for machine intelligence: could a computer convince ...

Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets

Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug ...

SIN Jun 1, 2026 0 12

Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along wit...

Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how long?

Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how ...

SIN Jun 1, 2026 0 11

Two companies are aiming to preserve Arctic ice by pumping water onto the sheet ...

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

Photons behave very strangely if you try to cut them

SIN May 30, 2026 0 17

Particles of light cannot be divided into smaller particles, but if you try to s...

Mirror life: Scientists clash over threat of lab-engineered bacteria

Mirror life: Scientists clash over threat of lab-engine...

SIN May 29, 2026 0 14

Bacteria created using mirror images of natural biomolecules would pose a grave ...

Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer

Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum co...

SIN May 29, 2026 0 16

Quantum Backrooms is a horror game in which the player explores eerie rooms. The...

Aim high but don't shoot for the moon, mathematicians advise

Aim high but don't shoot for the moon, mathematicians a...

SIN May 29, 2026 0 16

According to a mathematical model of how people weigh up different outcomes, the...

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