Astrophysics

Turtles that move in herds reveal the complex social lives of reptiles

Turtles that move in herds reveal the complex social li...

SIN Sep 22, 2023 0 6

The hicatee turtles of Belize appear to move around in groups even when they are...

OSIRIS-REx is about to fling samples of the asteroid Bennu at Earth

OSIRIS-REx is about to fling samples of the asteroid Be...

SIN Sep 22, 2023 0 4

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is about to hurtle past Earth, and if all goes well it...

We can only predict star motion in the Milky Way’s heart for 462 years

We can only predict star motion in the Milky Way’s hear...

SIN Sep 22, 2023 0 26

Chaos in the interactions between stars near the Milky Way’s supermassive black ...

Europa’s underground ocean seems to have the carbon necessary for life

Europa’s underground ocean seems to have the carbon nec...

SIN Sep 22, 2023 0 2

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown carbon dioxide on th...

Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier than we thought

Fish adapted to the deep sea 80 million years earlier t...

SIN Sep 22, 2023 0 5

A set of unusual “trace” fossils in Italy reveal that fish were swimming in the ...

Last chance to see comet Nishimura before it vanishes for 400 years

Last chance to see comet Nishimura before it vanishes f...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 28

The comet Nishimura is heading away from the sun and on to the outer reaches of ...

The strange plant that just might be the worst smell on the planet

The strange plant that just might be the worst smell on...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Corpse flowers rarely bloom but if one does when you’re nearby you’ll know about...

Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to their evolution

Exquisite spider fossils from Australia offer clues to ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 3

A large brush-footed trapdoor spider and a small jumping spider from the Miocene...

New Scientist Live: What we are most looking forward to seeing in 2023

New Scientist Live: What we are most looking forward to...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 30

Here’s what members of the New Scientist editorial team are keenest to catch at ...

Net zero delay won't help when UK is already behind on climate targets

Net zero delay won't help when UK is already behind on ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Cutting carbon emissions means replacing the heating systems in homes, transform...

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed

NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal ho...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 21

The Psyche mission is scheduled to begin its journey to an asteroid of the same ...

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of liquid water

Eris and Makemake might be hiding unexpected oceans of ...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Dwarf planets aren’t expected to carry liquid water, but hints of surprising geo...

Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immediate benefit

Young seabird couples get 'divorced' with little immedi...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 5

Thick-billed murres normally mate for life, but young couples are more likely to...

Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communication by scent

Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communi...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 28

Tamarins living near cities in the Amazon Rainforest use odour to communicate ne...

Prehistoric people in Spain may have made tools from human bones

Prehistoric people in Spain may have made tools from hu...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 26

The Cueva de los Marmoles cave in Granada, Spain, was used as a prehistoric huma...

Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental health

Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental he...

SIN Sep 21, 2023 0 4

Rather than recalling and focusing on fearful thoughts, it might sometimes be us...

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