Astrophysics

Why US obesity rates fell for the first time in decades

Why US obesity rates fell for the first time in decades

SIN Dec 26, 2024 0 27

After years of rising obesity rates in the US, the numbers dipped slightly durin...

Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater

Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater

SIN Dec 25, 2024 0 25

The teeth of dolphins and other toothed whales are connected to a uniquely thick...

Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to gene editing

Disease-resistant pork may go on sale in 2025 thanks to...

SIN Dec 25, 2024 0 30

US regulators are expected to approve a disease-resistant pig breed in 2025, ope...

These are all of the missions heading to the moon in 2025

These are all of the missions heading to the moon in 2025

SIN Dec 24, 2024 0 34

From Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander to SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System, arou...

Newly identified scorpion species ‘spits’ venom to defend itself

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

SIN Dec 24, 2024 0 45

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 45

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 37

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 31

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 24

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 23

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 50

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 26

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 27

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 49

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 48

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 36

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

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