Astrophysics

Sperm sense what they are swimming through and adapt their behaviour

Sperm sense what they are swimming through and adapt th...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 22

Bull sperm move their tails up and down with a larger range of motion when the f...

Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head

Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squishe...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 4

Gene expression patterns in starfish reveal a surprising answer to the question ...

Bits of an ancient planet called Theia may be buried in Earth’s mantle

Bits of an ancient planet called Theia may be buried in...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 29

Two strange, high-density blobs buried more than a kilometre underground may hav...

UK AI summit: Countries agree declaration on frontier AI risks

UK AI summit: Countries agree declaration on frontier A...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 3

A meeting at Bletchley Park on the future of artificial intelligence kicked off ...

UK AI summit is a 'photo opportunity' not an open debate, critics say

UK AI summit is a 'photo opportunity' not an open debat...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 5

The AI Safety Summit, hosted by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, has been criticis...

Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in the ocean

Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in t...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 29

Experiments suggest that ash from wildfires boosts the growth of phytoplankton i...

AIs can guess where Reddit users live and how much they earn

AIs can guess where Reddit users live and how much they...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 4

Large language models such as GPT-4 were able to identify people’s personal info...

Why is there a shortage of ADHD drugs and what can people do?

Why is there a shortage of ADHD drugs and what can peop...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 27

People with ADHD may need to search for their medicines at multiple pharmacies o...

Cheap salty solution cools computers and boosts performance by a third

Cheap salty solution cools computers and boosts perform...

SIN Nov 1, 2023 0 24

Water containing a cheap lithium bromide salt can deliver longer-lasting cooling...

A curious history of famous body parts

A curious history of famous body parts

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 33

Suzie Edge is a medical historian who frequently surprises (and sometimes shocks...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny ast...

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 6

The Lucy spacecraft will visit its first of ten asteroids on 1 November – a smal...

Face masks ward off covid-19, so why are we still arguing about it?

Face masks ward off covid-19, so why are we still argui...

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 4

The most recent review into the effectiveness of face masks has confirmed that t...

UK AI summit: G7 countries agree AI code of conduct

UK AI summit: G7 countries agree AI code of conduct

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 28

Ahead of a meeting at Bletchley Park on the future of artificial intelligence ho...

Flatworms can either regrow lost heads or reproduce sexually, not both

Flatworms can either regrow lost heads or reproduce sex...

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 4

When flatworms have the ability to regenerate, they lose the option to lay eggs ...

Why cannabis smells like skunk – and how that could soon change

Why cannabis smells like skunk – and how that could soo...

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 2

Researchers recently identified the chemical source of marijuana's distinctive s...

Desert plant collects water from air by excreting salt on its leaves

Desert plant collects water from air by excreting salt ...

SIN Oct 31, 2023 0 3

An evergreen desert shrub common in the Middle East excretes salt crystals onto ...

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