Astrophysics

Vagus nerve stimulation may help treat drug addiction

Vagus nerve stimulation may help treat drug addiction

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 3

Rats that received vagus nerve stimulation were less likely to seek out drugs th...

Bonobos are friendly with those outside their group – unlike chimps

Bonobos are friendly with those outside their group – u...

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 23

The convivial nature of bonobos is in stark contrast to chimpanzees and may shed...

Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use

Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cu...

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 28

A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric coolin...

How the US and China talking AI safety could reduce nuclear war risk

How the US and China talking AI safety could reduce nuc...

SIN Nov 17, 2023 0 3

At a meeting between US president Biden and China president Xi, there was agreem...

COP28 must stick to 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, urge scientists

COP28 must stick to 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, ur...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 3

A report warns that 2°C of global warming would mean losing most of the world’s ...

COP28 must aim for 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, urge scientists

COP28 must aim for 1.5°C target to save ice sheets, urg...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 2

A report warns that 2°C of global warming would mean losing most of the world’s ...

Sickle cell CRISPR 'cure' is the start of a revolution in medicine

Sickle cell CRISPR 'cure' is the start of a revolution ...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 31

The approval of a CRISPR treatment, for sickle cell and beta thalassemia, is jus...

SpaceX Starship: What time is the launch and what could happen?

SpaceX Starship: What time is the launch and what could...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 27

Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the second ever launch of its massive Stars...

Tiny lasers can be made from soap bubbles

Tiny lasers can be made from soap bubbles

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 4

Shining light on bubbles made from soapy water mixed with a fluorescent dye turn...

Blood test could predict the severity of depression in adolescents

Blood test could predict the severity of depression in ...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 4

Researchers have found nine markers in blood that are associated with adolescent...

Flexible needle goes soft after injections for safety and comfort

Flexible needle goes soft after injections for safety a...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 4

Needles and catheters can irritate the body and may pose a risk to others if not...

Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning in older age

Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 25

There is growing evidence that cannabis use may disrupt adolescent brain develop...

Fossil footprints are the oldest traces of birds in Australia

Fossil footprints are the oldest traces of birds in Aus...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 4

A set of tracks made over 120 million years ago push back the earliest known app...

Game-playing DeepMind AI can beat top humans at chess, Go and poker

Game-playing DeepMind AI can beat top humans at chess, ...

SIN Nov 16, 2023 0 30

An artificial intelligence capable of beating humans at a variety of games is an...

The brain's waste disposal system can prevent swelling after an injury

The brain's waste disposal system can prevent swelling ...

SIN Nov 15, 2023 0 24

A blow to the head may suppress the brain's waste disposal system, leading to a ...

Fluffy exoplanet blasted by its sun has clouds that rain sand

Fluffy exoplanet blasted by its sun has clouds that rai...

SIN Nov 15, 2023 0 22

The James Webb Space Telescope has let us peer into the atmosphere of gas giant ...

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