Astrophysics

Why the world’s longevity hotspots may not be all they seem

Why the world’s longevity hotspots may not be all they ...

SIN Feb 28, 2025 0 7

Blue Zones, places home to an unusual number of centenarians, are looked to for ...

A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius

A man's brain was turned into glass by the eruption of ...

SIN Feb 27, 2025 0 7

A cloud of super-heated volcanic ash and gas exploded the brain of one Herculane...

Spacecraft may need to be dirtier to keep astronauts healthy

Spacecraft may need to be dirtier to keep astronauts he...

SIN Feb 27, 2025 0 6

There may be logic in keeping spacecraft as sterile as possible, but this could ...

How to see every planet in the solar system at once this week

How to see every planet in the solar system at once thi...

SIN Feb 27, 2025 0 3

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be ...

'Galloping' bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners

'Galloping' bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cl...

SIN Feb 27, 2025 0 5

While experimenting with waves, researchers discovered that vibrating a containe...

Extreme heat may speed up biological ageing in older people

Extreme heat may speed up biological ageing in older pe...

SIN Feb 27, 2025 0 7

Spending more days in extreme heat seems to be linked to markers of increased bi...

Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down this century

Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down...

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 3

Climate models predict that even under extreme warming, the Atlantic Meridional ...

Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 6

By far the oldest evidence of humans living in dense forests comes from a site i...

Thread-based computer could be knitted into clothes to monitor health

Thread-based computer could be knitted into clothes to ...

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 4

Wearable technology could go beyond smartwatches to items of clothing that monit...

$Physicists capture a strange fractal ‘butterfly’ for the first time$

Physicists capture a strange fractal ‘butterfly’ for th...

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 5

The electrons in a twisted piece of graphene show a strange repeating pattern fi...

People in industrial societies get more sleep than hunter-gatherers

People in industrial societies get more sleep than hunt...

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 5

Individuals in industrialised societies seem to sleep for longer than people in ...

Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies

Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industri...

SIN Feb 26, 2025 0 5

People in industrialised societies seem to sleep for longer than those in non-in...

Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities

Black squirrels may be evolving due to roadkill in cities

SIN Feb 25, 2025 0 29

Grey squirrels can actually come in black morphs, which are doing well in one US...

Medicines made in space set to touch down in Australian outback

Medicines made in space set to touch down in Australian...

SIN Feb 25, 2025 0 8

Varda, a US firm planning to manufacture pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit, is ...

Motorists may be driving the evolution of black squirrels in cities

Motorists may be driving the evolution of black squirre...

SIN Feb 25, 2025 0 6

Grey squirrels can actually come in black morphs, which are doing well in one US...

When did people start building houses with corners?

When did people start building houses with corners?

SIN Feb 25, 2025 0 6

Around the world, the earliest buildings are typically round while later ones ar...

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