Astrophysics

Fungi grow faster if you play sounds to them

Fungi grow faster if you play sounds to them

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 3

Fungi exposed to acoustic stimulation in lab experiments have faster growth rate...

Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its wealth?

Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its we...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 4

A decade ago, a study showed that the US had the lowest life expectancy among hi...

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 2

The world needs more data centres to support internet activity and the AI boom. ...

Four new emperor penguin colonies have been discovered

Four new emperor penguin colonies have been discovered

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 2

Satellite images have helped to locate four previously unknown colonies of emper...

See what the world looks like through the eyes of different animals

See what the world looks like through the eyes of diffe...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 4

A camera can recreate how animals see the world through both visible and ultravi...

Reversing type 2 diabetes is much harder than clinical trials suggest

Reversing type 2 diabetes is much harder than clinical ...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 5

People with type 2 diabetes who take part in clinical trials may benefit from pr...

A bacterium switches from prey to predator when it gets cold

A bacterium switches from prey to predator when it gets...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 2

Growing up at a different temperature seems to transform common prey bacteria in...

Huge amounts of rock dust are being spread across farms to capture CO2

Huge amounts of rock dust are being spread across farms...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 4

Companies around the world are spreading crushed rocks on farms to remove carbon...

Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a nuclear war

Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 4

A nuclear war could lead to food shortages due to soot blocking out the sun, but...

Do routine check-ups actually improve our health?

Do routine check-ups actually improve our health?

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 7

A massive study is claimed to show that regular primary care health checks can p...

Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindrop collisions

Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindro...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 4

A raindrop can weigh 40 times as much as a water strider. So how does the insect...

Chickpeas grown in moon dust for the first time

Chickpeas grown in moon dust for the first time

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 3

With a little help from a fungus and earthworms, chickpeas have been grown in lu...

How measles can do long-lasting damage to children's immune systems

How measles can do long-lasting damage to children's im...

SIN Jan 22, 2024 0 30

Low vaccination rates have led to measles outbreaks in several countries, but ma...

AI costs too much to automate vision-related jobs – for now

AI costs too much to automate vision-related jobs – for...

SIN Jan 22, 2024 0 3

Today’s AI computer vision costs are too steep for most US firms to consider rep...

Strange 'one-dimensional gas' created by trapping atoms in a tiny tube

Strange 'one-dimensional gas' created by trapping atoms...

SIN Jan 22, 2024 0 2

A row of gaseous krypton atoms has been trapped inside a carbon nanotube, allowi...

Missing bullets can be identified by ricochet residue at crime scenes

Missing bullets can be identified by ricochet residue a...

SIN Jan 22, 2024 0 6

Investigating gun crime is challenging if bullets have been removed from the sce...

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