Astrophysics

Seams on a baseball shift its trajectory by unexpectedly large amount

Seams on a baseball shift its trajectory by unexpectedl...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 21

When a baseball is tilted and spinning just right, its raised, hand-stitched sea...

Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane

Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a h...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 2

When Hurricane Larry struck Newfoundland in 2021, large amounts of microplastic ...

Sand-dwelling fungi discovered and named after Dune's giant sandworms

Sand-dwelling fungi discovered and named after Dune's g...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 2

One of four newly described species of "stalked puffball" fungi from Hungary’s P...

Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – paid for by oil

Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – p...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 2

Uganda announced a plan at COP28 to use oil revenues to fund a rapid expansion o...

Unusual dark hedgehog from eastern China is new to science

Unusual dark hedgehog from eastern China is new to science

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 23

A species of hedgehog that hadn't been scientifically identified before has been...

Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 24

Two solar farms in Minnesota saw big increases in bees and other insects after a...

Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early miscarriages

Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 13

Chromosomal abnormalities were thought to cause around half of miscarriages, but...

Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free calculations

Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 3

A quantum computer built by QuEra contains the largest ever number of "logical q...

DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 3

Tiny machines made from strands of DNA can build copies of themselves, leading t...

Robotic mouse with flexible spine moves with greater speed and agility

Robotic mouse with flexible spine moves with greater sp...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 2

Most robots lack a flexible spine, so researchers created a 3D-printed mouse wit...

Space Force’s secretive space plane is making its highest flight yet

Space Force’s secretive space plane is making its highe...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 24

The US Space Force is launching its mysterious X-37B space plane on 10 December ...

COP28: The biggest climate wins and flops from the first week

COP28: The biggest climate wins and flops from the firs...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 3

Much of the world pledged to triple renewable energy this decade – except some o...

Why adding water when you grind coffee beans makes for a better brew

Why adding water when you grind coffee beans makes for ...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 3

Coffee aficionados often add a drop of water to their beans before grinding – no...

Google says its Gemini AI outperforms both GPT-4 and expert humans

Google says its Gemini AI outperforms both GPT-4 and ex...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 1

The Gemini artificial intelligence comes in a variety of sizes, with Google sayi...

The placebo effect means painkillers may work better with side effects

The placebo effect means painkillers may work better wi...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 26

A painkilling nasal spray was better at relieving people's discomfort when it ca...

Roo-ver: Australia's first moon rover has name chosen in public vote

Roo-ver: Australia's first moon rover has name chosen i...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 20

The Australian Space Agency is working on plans for its first moon rover, which ...

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