Astrophysics

Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defend itself

Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defe...

SIN Dec 24, 2024 0 37

A scorpion discovered in South America can spray venom out of its stinger and hi...

Quantum entanglement can be endlessly 'embezzled' from quantum fields

Quantum entanglement can be endlessly 'embezzled' from ...

SIN Dec 24, 2024 0 34

Some quantum fields that extend throughout all of space-time could be a rich res...

Physicists in 2024 searched the quantum realm for the truth about time

Physicists in 2024 searched the quantum realm for the t...

SIN Dec 24, 2024 0 30

Two separate theoretical studies published this year argued that time itself is ...

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

SIN Dec 23, 2024 0 23

A large number of damaging and deadly hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires,...

Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the stratosphere

Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the strat...

SIN Dec 23, 2024 0 18

Smoke lofted into the upper atmosphere on towering pyrocumulonimbus clouds can s...

Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out of season

Whales may hone their singing skills by practising out ...

SIN Dec 23, 2024 0 19

The songs of male humpback whales seem to become more complex in the months befo...

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no one understands

Mathematicians spent 2024 unravelling proof almost no o...

SIN Dec 23, 2024 0 33

The geometric Langlands conjecture poses deep questions for mathematicians, and ...

OpenAI's o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it's still not AGI

OpenAI's o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning – but it'...

SIN Dec 21, 2024 0 22

The latest AI model from OpenAI achieved an “impressive leap in performance” but...

Is solar geoengineering research having its moment?

Is solar geoengineering research having its moment?

SIN Dec 21, 2024 0 22

There is more research than ever focused on reflecting sunlight away from the pl...

How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban

How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 44

A US ban on the video-sharing app TikTok is set to take effect in early 2025 – b...

Quantum teleportation can survive through busy internet cables

Quantum teleportation can survive through busy internet...

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 33

An experiment showing that quantum and classical communication can be carried ou...

Will an mRNA vaccine target the norovirus strain behind surging cases?

Will an mRNA vaccine target the norovirus strain behind...

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 29

A new type of norovirus is causing a very high number of cases in countries like...

Hundreds of small websites may shut down due to UK's Online Safety Act

Hundreds of small websites may shut down due to UK's On...

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 22

Hundreds of community websites run for fans of everything from cycling to Sunder...

NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success

NASA’s Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surpr...

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 25

The Ingenuity autonomous helicopter surpassed all expectations to fly dozens of ...

Hairy ‘orangutan pitcher plant’ discovered in Borneo

Hairy ‘orangutan pitcher plant’ discovered in Borneo

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 17

A newly described species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever foun...

Stonehenge may have been built to unify people of ancient Britain

Stonehenge may have been built to unify people of ancie...

SIN Dec 20, 2024 0 21

Recent findings show that Stonehenge’s stones came from all over Britain – and t...

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