Astrophysics

Sinking river deltas put millions at risk of flooding

Sinking river deltas put millions at risk of flooding

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 18

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by...

Woolly rhino genome recovered from meat in frozen wolf pup’s stomach

Woolly rhino genome recovered from meat in frozen wolf ...

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 17

A piece of woolly rhinoceros flesh hidden inside a wolf that died 14,400 years a...

China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for?

China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but wha...

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 16

A Chinese application to the International Telecommunications Union suggests pla...

T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 17

An analysis of growth rings in the leg bones of 17 Tyrannosaurus rex individuals...

We must completely change the way we build homes to stay below 2°C

We must completely change the way we build homes to sta...

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 25

Construction generates between 10 and 20 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas ...

These small lifestyle tweaks can add a year to your life

These small lifestyle tweaks can add a year to your life

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 19

A few extra minutes of sleep per day or an extra half-serving of vegetables with...

Sooner-than-expected climate impacts could cost the world trillions

Sooner-than-expected climate impacts could cost the wor...

SIN Jan 14, 2026 0 22

A report warns that we may have seriously underestimated the rate of warming, wh...

Greenland sharks survive for centuries with diseased hearts

Greenland sharks survive for centuries with diseased he...

SIN Jan 13, 2026 0 17

A study of the hearts of Greenland sharks has found that the long-lived deep-sea...

Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over

Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans...

SIN Jan 13, 2026 0 16

Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite peopl...

Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

SIN Jan 13, 2026 0 14

Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for tak...

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual beh...

SIN Jan 12, 2026 0 14

Sexual behaviour among same-sex pairs is common in apes and monkeys, and a wide-...

We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer

We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer

SIN Jan 12, 2026 0 19

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of ...

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion to...

SIN Jan 10, 2026 0 17

Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arc...

Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep

Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to be...

SIN Jan 10, 2026 0 15

Evidence is mounting that specific gut bacteria are linked to sleep conditions, ...

NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS

NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation ...

SIN Jan 10, 2026 0 15

One of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station is undergoing a “me...

Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle

Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncerta...

SIN Jan 9, 2026 0 19

Calculations show that injecting randomness into a quantum neural network could ...

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