Astrophysics

NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2 after losing it for a week

NASA has regained contact with Voyager 2 after losing i...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

After accidentally turning the Voyager 2 spacecraft away from Earth and losing c...

Lead exposure linked to higher risk of engaging in criminal behaviour

Lead exposure linked to higher risk of engaging in crim...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

Higher exposure to lead in childhood is associated with a greater likelihood of ...

Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females

Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attra...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 18

Tobacco budworm moth males gather a sweet-smelling chemical from flowers and rel...

Earth's early warmth may be explained by methane-making reaction

Earth's early warmth may be explained by methane-making...

SIN Aug 2, 2023 0 2

A chemical process that produces methane without living organisms could have war...

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 3

Could we bore a hole through the centre of Earth? What would it be like to fling...

Our solar system might be 1.1 million years older than we thought

Our solar system might be 1.1 million years older than ...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 3

A new analysis of small flecks in meteorites calculates the age of the solar sys...

Essential molecule for life spotted floating in space for first time

Essential molecule for life spotted floating in space f...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 4

Carbonic acid, an important component of amino acids, has been seen in a cloud o...

Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the tundra

Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 2

Satellite images support the claim that Arctic foxes promote the growth of the l...

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for solar-powered homes

Energy-storing concrete could form foundations for sola...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 1

A mixture of cement and fine charcoal can become a supercapacitor that could som...

Nightingales match the pitch of their rivals in singing duels

Nightingales match the pitch of their rivals in singing...

SIN Aug 1, 2023 0 27

Male nightingales respond to each other’s songs by whistling back at the same pi...

What will the UK push for more North Sea oil and gas really achieve?

What will the UK push for more North Sea oil and gas re...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 3

The UK’s plan to issue new oil and gas licences will make a minimal impact on No...

Euclid space telescope sends back amazing first images of the cosmos

Euclid space telescope sends back amazing first images ...

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 26

The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope launched on 1 July, and now it has ...

Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 3

Bees in a well-preserved Spanish wilderness weigh less than they did decades ago...

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

Swimming behind someone cuts drag by up to 40 per cent

SIN Jul 31, 2023 0 3

Swimmers in open water races can reduce the amount of drag forces they experienc...

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you need to know

Room-temperature superconductors: Here's everything you...

SIN Jul 29, 2023 0 3

Truly convenient materials that can conduct electricity perfectly have long been...

Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at-risk people

Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at...

SIN Jul 28, 2023 0 18

People who carry a genetic variant that raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease m...

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