Astrophysics

You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how hot is too hot?

You should turn off fans when it's too hot – but how ho...

SIN Jun 24, 2026 0 27

Fans can make you hotter rather than cooler, but the temperature at which you sh...

SpaceX's secretive plans to deliver cargo to Earth from space

SpaceX's secretive plans to deliver cargo to Earth from...

SIN Jun 23, 2026 0 23

Not much is known about Starfall, SpaceX's new delivery system, but an assessmen...

Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale

Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set t...

SIN Jun 23, 2026 0 30

A gene therapy that instructs cells to produce more of an anti-ageing protein ca...

Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin

Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after ta...

SIN Jun 23, 2026 0 33

A woman with severe Alzheimer's disease who hadn't spoken more than monosyllable...

A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire

A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire

SIN Jun 22, 2026 0 24

Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this...

New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air

New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into...

SIN Jun 22, 2026 0 26

A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap...

People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it

People training new AI models admit they just get chatb...

SIN Jun 22, 2026 0 25

The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have ...

We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto

We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto

SIN Jun 20, 2026 0 29

Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, a...

Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again

Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act youn...

SIN Jun 20, 2026 0 23

Older mice that received a faecal microbiome transplant from younger animals wen...

Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an easy fix

Most portable air conditioners suck – but there's an ea...

SIN Jun 20, 2026 0 29

Efficiency ratings on portable air conditioners don’t give consumers the full pi...

Gas from Uranus reveals it has an icy centre

Gas from Uranus reveals it has an icy centre

SIN Jun 19, 2026 0 30

Carbon monoxide in Uranus's deep atmosphere indicates that the planet contains m...

Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 earthquake

Almost the whole of Japan moved eastward after 2011 ear...

SIN Jun 19, 2026 0 25

An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku ea...

Waves reflecting off Earth's core shifted Japan after 2011 earthquake

Waves reflecting off Earth's core shifted Japan after 2...

SIN Jun 19, 2026 0 33

An extremely unusual tectonic movement took place 15 minutes after the Tohoku ea...

Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land

Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals con...

SIN Jun 19, 2026 0 34

Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians,...

Why El Niño’s impacts on the UK are hard to predict

Why El Niño’s impacts on the UK are hard to predict

SIN Jun 19, 2026 0 35

A planet-warming El Niño climate phase has begun, but while the phenomenon can i...

Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected

Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer...

SIN Jun 18, 2026 0 32

As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospit...

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