Astrophysics

Starship launch 6: What time is today's flight test scheduled for?

Starship launch 6: What time is today's flight test sch...

SIN Nov 20, 2024 0 55

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world...

World's new fastest supercomputer is built to simulate nuclear bombs

World's new fastest supercomputer is built to simulate ...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 79

The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermo...

Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre optics

Heart-shaped mollusc has windows that work like fibre o...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 51

Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosyn...

A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time

A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 83

Four southern giant hornets have been identified in northern Spain, leading to c...

Wild cavefish can somehow survive with almost no sleep at all

Wild cavefish can somehow survive with almost no sleep ...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 139

Several populations of Mexican tetra fish that live in darkness have independent...

AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on

AI maths assistant could help solve problems that human...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 135

Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelli...

We're starting to understand why some people regain weight they lost

We're starting to understand why some people regain wei...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 45

Changes to the structure of DNA within fat cells may be why it is often so hard ...

Quantum time crystals could be used to store energy

Quantum time crystals could be used to store energy

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 63

The weird thermodynamics found in time crystals could be harnessed to store ener...

We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth's inner core

We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth's in...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 64

A supercomputer simulation of iron and carbon atoms in Earth’s inner core may ex...

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrel...

SIN Nov 19, 2024 0 51

Leading researchers warn that relying on "passive" carbon sinks such as forests ...

Evidence is growing that microbes in your mouth contribute to cancer

Evidence is growing that microbes in your mouth contrib...

SIN Nov 18, 2024 0 51

The oral microbiome is increasingly being linked to head and neck cancer, but we...

Vital Atlantic Ocean current is already weakening due to melting ice

Vital Atlantic Ocean current is already weakening due t...

SIN Nov 18, 2024 0 47

A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestima...

Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work

Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but ...

SIN Nov 16, 2024 0 72

Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely t...

AI models work together faster when they speak their own language

AI models work together faster when they speak their ow...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 80

Letting AI models communicate with each other in their internal mathematical lan...

Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them

Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ do...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 58

Governments and companies almost never take action when satellites alert them ab...

COP29 host Azerbaijan faces climate disaster as Caspian Sea dries up

COP29 host Azerbaijan faces climate disaster as Caspian...

SIN Nov 15, 2024 0 45

Water levels in the Caspian Sea are set to fall dramatically as the climate gets...

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