Astrophysics

We can now only stay under 1.5°C target if we achieve net zero by 2034

We can now only stay under 1.5°C target if we achieve n...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 23

The amount of carbon dioxide we can still emit to have just a 50 per cent chance...

Sun-blocking dust from asteroid impact drove the dinosaur extinction

Sun-blocking dust from asteroid impact drove the dinosa...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 1

The Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago filled the sky with fine silicate dust...

How AI brought John Lennon back to life for the last Beatles song

How AI brought John Lennon back to life for the last Be...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 3

The Beatles are set to release their last single "Now and Then". The song was pr...

Partial lunar eclipse captured in stunning images around the world

Partial lunar eclipse captured in stunning images aroun...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 4

On 28 October, the full moon had a red tinge for viewers in the UK, Europe, Asia...

You probably don't need 8 hours of sleep for a healthy brain

You probably don't need 8 hours of sleep for a healthy ...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 3

Largest analysis of brain scanning data yet suggests concerns about getting 7-to...

Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid getting eaten

Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid ge...

SIN Oct 30, 2023 0 3

Several species of flies, moths and planthoppers look so much like their jumping...

Gaza's phone and internet services have completely collapsed

Gaza's phone and internet services have completely coll...

SIN Oct 28, 2023 0 2

Palestinian telecommunications companies say that Israeli military bombardment o...

Mouse embryos have been grown in space for the first time

Mouse embryos have been grown in space for the first time

SIN Oct 28, 2023 0 3

An experiment on the International Space Station suggests early embryo developme...

Food waste in US landfills produces emissions equal to 12 million cars

Food waste in US landfills produces emissions equal to ...

SIN Oct 28, 2023 0 3

More than a third of food produced in the US goes to waste. Most of it ends up i...

We may now know how ketamine can treat depression for so long

We may now know how ketamine can treat depression for s...

SIN Oct 28, 2023 0 1

Ketamine becomes trapped inside certain receptors in the brains of mice – and th...

Home stool test detects bowel cancer with over 90 per cent accuracy

Home stool test detects bowel cancer with over 90 per c...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 3

A screening test for bowel cancer that looks for RNA in stools can be done at ho...

The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been blown into shape by the wind

The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been blown into shape...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 4

As rock is carved by the wind, it can take on a sphinx-like shape, meaning the G...

Plant presumed extinct sprouts in a road after more than 40 years

Plant presumed extinct sprouts in a road after more tha...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 1

The mini galaxy plant was found flowering on a gravel road after no official sig...

Strange supernova blasts hint we have glimpsed a black hole’s birth

Strange supernova blasts hint we have glimpsed a black ...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 3

Mysterious rhythmic bursts of light from a supernova hint that it has become a c...

Why 7 million UK smart meters will stop working and what it will mean

Why 7 million UK smart meters will stop working and wha...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 3

Household smart meters give a live summary of energy usage and its cost – but th...

Quantum flywheel could be fashioned from super-sized charged atoms

Quantum flywheel could be fashioned from super-sized ch...

SIN Oct 27, 2023 0 5

A flywheel helps smooth the output of mechanical energy from an engine, and now ...

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