Astrophysics

Why does weed give you the ‘munchies’? Here's what the science says

Why does weed give you the ‘munchies’? Here's what the ...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 5

There may be several reasons why cannabis encourages people to eat, including th...

How big a problem are methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases?

How big a problem are methane and other non-CO2 greenho...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 22

Carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of climate change, but countries convening...

Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the Oort cloud

Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the ...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 3

If another star passed close to our solar system, there is a small chance that E...

GPT-4 developer tool can be exploited for misuse with no easy fix

GPT-4 developer tool can be exploited for misuse with n...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 19

OpenAI’s developer tool for its GPT-4 large language model can be misused to tri...

Painkillers seem to work better if you have unpleasant side effects

Painkillers seem to work better if you have unpleasant ...

SIN Dec 2, 2023 0 2

People found a nasal spray painkiller more effective when it caused a slight bur...

Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alter its effects?

Vaping vs edibles: How does the way we use cannabis alt...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 2

Edibles, vapes and spliffs all contain the same psychoactive compounds but the e...

How will we actually know when we pass 1.5°C of warming?

How will we actually know when we pass 1.5°C of warming?

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 2

It looks likely that the world will pass 1.5°C of warming in the 2030s, but curr...

World must prepare for frequent and severe droughts, report warns

World must prepare for frequent and severe droughts, re...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 4

With climate change driving more intense dry spells, the world must invest in ea...

See a forgotten meteor shower caused by a dead comet this weekend

See a forgotten meteor shower caused by a dead comet th...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 2

The Andromedid meteor shower is normally a quiet affair, but very occasionally i...

Robot eel reveals how the strange fish swim so efficiently

Robot eel reveals how the strange fish swim so efficiently

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 21

Tests with an eel-inspired robot show that the unusual fish may swim most effici...

Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 3

Most marmosets have non-identical twins or triplets, which exchange blood cells ...

COP28: Energy transition may cut oil-producing states’ revenue by 60%

COP28: Energy transition may cut oil-producing states’ ...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 2

Without more international support, the transition away from fossil fuels could ...

COP28: Energy transition may cut 60% of oil-producing states’ revenue

COP28: Energy transition may cut 60% of oil-producing s...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 2

Without more international support, the transition away from fossil fuels could ...

Bottlenose dolphins can sense electric fields with their snouts

Bottlenose dolphins can sense electric fields with thei...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 1

Like platypuses and some sharks, bottlenose dolphins have an electric sense whic...

Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t exist

Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 23

An enormous planet has been spotted orbiting a small star, and it could not have...

DNA repair has been captured in a step-by-step molecular movie

DNA repair has been captured in a step-by-step molecula...

SIN Dec 1, 2023 0 3

Researchers have worked out how a protein called photolyase repairs DNA using li...

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