Astrophysics

New fiery doughnut image is our most detailed glimpse of a black hole

New fiery doughnut image is our most detailed glimpse o...

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 25

The black hole at the centre of galaxy M87 has been imaged at higher resolution ...

Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions

Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO...

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 3

Bottom trawling, a controversial and destructive fishing technique, releases lar...

What is Disease X and why is it in the news?

What is Disease X and why is it in the news?

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 6

The World Health Organization uses the term "Disease X" to refer to an infection...

Robotic dodecahedron searches the deep sea for new species

Robotic dodecahedron searches the deep sea for new species

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 6

A robotic dodecahedron that can collect tissue samples from deep-sea animals for...

Life expectancy gap between men and women is closing worldwide

Life expectancy gap between men and women is closing wo...

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 31

The life expectancies of men around the world are catching up with women's longe...

We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme conditions

We finally know how tardigrades can survive extreme con...

SIN Jan 18, 2024 0 33

When tardigrades encounter harsh environments, high levels of free radicals in t...

Self-assembling DNA computer can sort simple images into categories

Self-assembling DNA computer can sort simple images int...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 1

A conventional computer must be fully assembled before it can run, but an experi...

DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathematics olympiad

DeepMind AI solves hard geometry problems from mathemat...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 28

AlphaGeometry scores almost as well as the best students on geometry questions f...

Scientists created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole

Scientists created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 3

Black holes can be difficult to study, so researchers have made a powerful quant...

Kimchi and artisan cheeses can contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Kimchi and artisan cheeses can contain antibiotic-resis...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 2

Fermented food such as artisan cheeses or kimchi made with unpasteurised milk or...

Mass death of seal pups raises fears of bird flu spreading in mammals

Mass death of seal pups raises fears of bird flu spread...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 3

Researchers estimate that 17,000 baby elephant seals have died from avian flu in...

Men are better at navigating than women - but not because of evolution

Men are better at navigating than women - but not becau...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 5

Men's navigational skills slightly trump women's, but it probably comes down to ...

Alpine ibex are becoming more nocturnal as the climate gets hotter

Alpine ibex are becoming more nocturnal as the climate ...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 2

On hot days, Alpine ibex increase their activity at nighttime to avoid the heat ...

Reddit mentions may help predict changes in cryptocurrency value

Reddit mentions may help predict changes in cryptocurre...

SIN Jan 17, 2024 0 2

Traders could have earned a threefold return on their investments by analysing t...

Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollution in soil

Fertilisers are a major source of microplastic pollutio...

SIN Jan 16, 2024 0 3

Soil samples from a long-running UK experiment show that microplastic pollution ...

Does the birth of a cloned monkey mean we could now clone people?

Does the birth of a cloned monkey mean we could now clo...

SIN Jan 16, 2024 0 30

A healthy rhesus monkey has been born after being cloned from fetal cells, but c...

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