Astrophysics

2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts

2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scient...

SIN May 2, 2026 0 27

The second half of this year will almost certainly see the start of an El Niño p...

NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears

NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears

SIN May 1, 2026 0 28

National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money ...

Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?

Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil f...

SIN May 1, 2026 0 26

With progress at COP climate meetings stalling, 57 countries took part in the fi...

Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars

Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpi...

SIN May 1, 2026 0 21

An infestation of caterpillars can make an oak tree postpone when it opens its l...

The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought

The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought

SIN May 1, 2026 0 27

Uranus’s outermost two rings are surprisingly dissimilar, which opens up a myste...

'Green' cryptocurrency uses 18 times more energy than makers claim

'Green' cryptocurrency uses 18 times more energy than m...

SIN May 1, 2026 0 25

A cryptocurrency that aims to avoid the disastrous energy consumption of bitcoin...

Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk

Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver an...

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 27

An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic...

Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years

Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 27

Since the early 20th century, people’s skulls have got rounder and their jaws ha...

Doubts cast over 'wild' claim that magnetic control can turn on genes

Doubts cast over 'wild' claim that magnetic control can...

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 24

Researchers in South Korea say they have made a major advance by turning on gene...

The rich but complicated legacy of genome pioneer Craig Venter

The rich but complicated legacy of genome pioneer Craig...

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 23

Craig Venter has died aged 79. He was at the forefront of sequencing the human g...

We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past

We have figured out a new way to send messages into the...

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 24

A technique inspired by the film Interstellar suggests a new way of communicatin...

Simple treatment tweak drastically reduces blood loss from severe cuts

Simple treatment tweak drastically reduces blood loss f...

SIN Apr 30, 2026 0 23

A procedure that could be done in half an hour, and prepared ahead of time, coul...

Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D ...

SIN Apr 29, 2026 0 32

An experiment with a carbon material in a magnetic field has revealed a novel wa...

The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that's a good thing

The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that'...

SIN Apr 29, 2026 0 22

Reports suggest that Apple is using defective chips originally destined for high...

Gamblers are betting millions of dollars on measles outbreaks

Gamblers are betting millions of dollars on measles out...

SIN Apr 29, 2026 0 27

People are increasingly placing bets that predict measles outbreaks in the US, w...

Scorpions reinforce their claws and stingers with metals

Scorpions reinforce their claws and stingers with metals

SIN Apr 29, 2026 0 22

Many scorpion species use blends of iron, zinc and manganese to enhance the toug...

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