Astrophysics

Asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly

Asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 3

When NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, the goal was ...

The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful

The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific an...

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 3

Evidence shows our impact on the planet started long before 1950, the date chose...

Terminator model has living skin made from fungus

Terminator model has living skin made from fungus

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 26

By fusing fungi and robots, researchers hope to create a sustainable and biodegr...

Never-before-seen space explosion is incredibly bright but fades fast

Never-before-seen space explosion is incredibly bright ...

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 4

An explosion that was billions of times brighter than the sun but faded within a...

Athletes may look bigger if they wear higher numbers on their jerseys

Athletes may look bigger if they wear higher numbers on...

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 3

Volunteers judged cartoon American football players to be slimmer when they had ...

Quantum batteries that charge wirelessly might never lose efficiency

Quantum batteries that charge wirelessly might never lo...

SIN Sep 7, 2023 0 16

Today’s batteries lose efficiency – or “age” – through use, but theoretical quan...

New type of brain cell discovered that acts like hybrid of two others

New type of brain cell discovered that acts like hybrid...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 21

A type of brain cell that behaves like a hybrid of neurons and glia has been spo...

Pumps that beat like the heart could increase energy efficiency

Pumps that beat like the heart could increase energy ef...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 23

Emulating the pulsating action of the human heart could increase the efficiency ...

Earth has just seen its hottest three-month spell on record

Earth has just seen its hottest three-month spell on re...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 30

The global average temperature for June, July and August was 16.77°C (62.19°F), ...

A million years of marijuana: How cannabis became our favourite weed

A million years of marijuana: How cannabis became our f...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 5

Cannabis was one of the first crops that humans cultivated about 12,000 years ag...

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbi...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 4

Compared with monkeys, great apes have greater range of motion in their shoulder...

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into s...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 4

Stone balls found at a site used by early humans about 1.4 million years ago did...

Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive

Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 4

Northern gannets show a consistent preference for one side or the other when div...

Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 3

Removing some of the thick jelly layers surrounding spotted salamander eggs may ...

GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans

GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 18

Several AI chatbots were tested to see how well they could perform legal reasoni...

Weird ways that animals experience the world differently to us

Weird ways that animals experience the world differentl...

SIN Sep 6, 2023 0 5

Many animals sense their surroundings in ways that are hard to imagine. Christie...

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