Astrophysics

Locusts spun in a centrifuge develop extra-strong exoskeletons

Locusts spun in a centrifuge develop extra-strong exosk...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 5

Spinning locusts in a centrifuge to mimic hypergravity seems to cause their exos...

We can trigger positive tipping points to cut carbon emissions faster

We can trigger positive tipping points to cut carbon em...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 3

Governments should be aiming to trigger technological, economic and social tippi...

Major climate tipping points could be triggered within a decade

Major climate tipping points could be triggered within ...

SIN Dec 6, 2023 0 2

We are getting close to triggering irreversible changes that will have catastrop...

Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys

Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 3

A single dose of a novel antibody medication can bind to fentanyl and prevent th...

Removing zombie-like cells may help treat multiple sclerosis

Removing zombie-like cells may help treat multiple scle...

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 3

Senolytic drugs can clear away worn and damaged “zombie” immune cells that are r...

AI can tell which chateau Bordeaux wines come from with 100% accuracy

AI can tell which chateau Bordeaux wines come from with...

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 1

A machine-learning algorithm was able to tell which estate 80 Bordeaux red wines...

2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 2

The past year gave us thrilling missions to Jupiter and the moon, stunning image...

Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened ...

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 21

In areas of the sea affected by bottom trawling, marine life is more abundant in...

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit another all-time high

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit another ...

SIN Dec 5, 2023 0 2

Despite urgent calls to slash fossil fuel use to meet climate targets, the Globa...

Pregnant megamouth shark washed up on beach is first ever seen

Pregnant megamouth shark washed up on beach is first ev...

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 2

A female megamouth shark was found in the Philippines with one pup alongside her...

China’s first underwater data centre is being installed

China’s first underwater data centre is being installed

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 3

To hold and cool computer servers, China has installed a 1300-tonne watertight c...

Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later

Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic inj...

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 27

A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injur...

IBM’s 'Condor' quantum computer has more than 1000 qubits

IBM’s 'Condor' quantum computer has more than 1000 qubits

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 23

IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second largest ever made and ...

Rare gene variants can change your height by up to 7 centimetres

Rare gene variants can change your height by up to 7 ce...

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 3

Gene variants that have an unusally large effect on some people's heights have b...

Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles

Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles

SIN Dec 4, 2023 0 23

Vaccinations could be made less painful by treating skin with a vaccine-laden li...

Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about dark matter

Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 2

The newfound Giant Coma Stream of stars stretches nearly 1.7 million light years...

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