Astrophysics

Inventions based on threatened animals like rhinos are on the rise

Inventions based on threatened animals like rhinos are ...

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 25

An analysis of patent records suggests there is growing commercial interest in p...

Let's stop making lab-grown meat weird

Let's stop making lab-grown meat weird

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 6

The lab-grown meat industry needs to perfect and normalise the staples, like chi...

Toys produce far more electronic waste than vapes

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 4

Over 3 billion kilograms of valuable electronics inside children’s toys are thro...

Samples from asteroid Bennu contain the key ingredients...

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 2

The asteroid Bennu was sampled by NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission, which returned to E...

Earth’s core is oddly squishy and we may now know why

Earth’s core is oddly squishy and we may now know why

SIN Oct 12, 2023 0 28

Earth’s iron-rich inner core may owe some of its surprising softness to the moti...

Is cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago?

Is cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 3

Levels of the psychoactive compound THC have been steadily rising in marijuana s...

Climate change may be improving the quality of Bordeaux wines

Climate change may be improving the quality of Bordeaux...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 3

An analysis has found that Bordeaux wines made in years with wet winters and hot...

Two giant planets collided and vaporised in a distant star system

Two giant planets collided and vaporised in a distant s...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 1

A star behaving strangely was the first clue that astronomers were witnessing tw...

London's drying rivers threaten the city's drinking water supply

London's drying rivers threaten the city's drinking wat...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 4

Poor river management means that London is number nine in the list of global cit...

Winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

Winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 5

Orcas hunting a seal, duelling Nubian ibexes and a stunning horseshoe crab appea...

Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with m...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 27

Frog mating can be a competitive and sometimes deadly affair as many males compe...

Mysterious Viking queen may have helped unify Denmark in the 900s

Mysterious Viking queen may have helped unify Denmark i...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 4

Queen Thyra, the mother of King Harald Bluetooth, was commemorated on four runes...

Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth – but beautiful

Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth ...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 24

The moon can be a scourge for astronomers, so the Dead Planets Society has figur...

World’s largest offshore wind farm sends first power to UK grid

World’s largest offshore wind farm sends first power to...

SIN Oct 11, 2023 0 6

The Dogger Bank offshore wind farm is located off England’s north-east coast and...

Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption

Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen ...

SIN Oct 10, 2023 0 24

Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so ...

Driving under the influence of cannabis: How high is too high?

Driving under the influence of cannabis: How high is to...

SIN Oct 10, 2023 0 29

Driving under the influence of cannabis increases the risk of traffic accidents,...

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