Astrophysics

A site used by ancient humans was also a latrine for giant hyenas

A site used by ancient humans was also a latrine for gi...

SIN Oct 16, 2023 0 3

Stone tools, mammal bones and fossilised faeces hint that hominins and hyenas sc...

What ancient Earth tells us about surviving the climate crisis

What ancient Earth tells us about surviving the climate...

SIN Oct 14, 2023 0 23

Climate scientist and author Michael Mann explains why it’s not too late to prev...

Student uses AI to decipher word in ancient scroll from Herculaneum

Student uses AI to decipher word in ancient scroll from...

SIN Oct 14, 2023 0 34

A computer science student has discovered the first decipherable word in unopene...

Dusting and vacuuming reduce wildfire air pollution inside homes

Dusting and vacuuming reduce wildfire air pollution ins...

SIN Oct 14, 2023 0 4

Pollutants from wildfire smoke can remain inside homes for weeks, but vacuuming,...

Win $12k by rediscovering the secret phrases that secure the internet

Win $12k by rediscovering the secret phrases that secur...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 3

Five secret phrases used to create the encryption algorithms that secure everyth...

Furry-clawed Chinese mitten crabs are spreading across the UK

Furry-clawed Chinese mitten crabs are spreading across ...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 3

Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, c...

Ukrainian AI attack drones may be killing without human oversight

Ukrainian AI attack drones may be killing without human...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 3

Ukraine is using drones equipped with artificial intelligence that can identify ...

Israel's demand for Gaza evacuation will lead to deaths, experts warn

Israel's demand for Gaza evacuation will lead to deaths...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 5

As part of its ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel has issued a warning for 1.1 ...

Win $13k by rediscovering the secret phrases that secure the internet

Win $13k by rediscovering the secret phrases that secur...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 19

Five secret phrases used to create the encryption algorithms that secure everyth...

AI is helping mathematicians build a periodic table of shapes

AI is helping mathematicians build a periodic table of ...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 4

Atomic shapes are so simple that they can't be broken down any further. Mathemat...

We now have the most detailed description of the human brain ever

We now have the most detailed description of the human ...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 4

The tool, which charts the distribution of over a hundred different brain areas ...

Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million yea...

SIN Oct 13, 2023 0 5

A child’s jawbone found in Ethiopia is one of the earliest fossils identified as...

Neanderthals hunted cave lions with spears and made use of their pelts

Neanderthals hunted cave lions with spears and made use...

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 4

Fossilised remains of extinct big cats called cave lions display evidence of but...

We could make roads on the moon by melting lunar dust

We could make roads on the moon by melting lunar dust

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 3

Lunar dust can be melted with a laser to make a strong, glassy material – and a ...

Simple blood test tweak could make intensive care treatment safer

Simple blood test tweak could make intensive care treat...

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 3

Taking less blood for intensive care tests reduces the risk of transfusions, whi...

Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to use AI

Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to...

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 25

A prototype transistor built from molybdenum disulphide and carbon nanotubes rat...

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