Astrophysics

Amazon soil may store billions more tonnes of carbon than once thought

Amazon soil may store billions more tonnes of carbon th...

SIN Aug 7, 2024 0 1

Nutrient-rich "dark earth" soil may store an amount of carbon nearly equivalent ...

Strange planets could be forming inside dying stars

Strange planets could be forming inside dying stars

SIN Aug 7, 2024 0 3

A planet orbiting extremely close to a white dwarf may have formed inside its st...

Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors

Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smalle...

SIN Aug 6, 2024 0 2

An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of ...

Could we take the entire solar system on a voyage through space?

Could we take the entire solar system on a voyage throu...

SIN Aug 6, 2024 0 2

To transport our planet across the universe, we would need to bring the whole so...

Rising methane emissions from wetlands may undermine climate targets

Rising methane emissions from wetlands may undermine cl...

SIN Aug 6, 2024 0 14

Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, ...

Fossils show Greenland was once ice-free – and could be again

Fossils show Greenland was once ice-free – and could be...

SIN Aug 6, 2024 0 5

Ancient plants, seeds and insects preserved beneath Greenland’s ice sheet reveal...

Keto diet helps with weight loss but also raises cholesterol levels

Keto diet helps with weight loss but also raises choles...

SIN Aug 6, 2024 0 2

A low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet is linked to greater fat loss than a low-sugar...

Banana-shaped galaxies are helping unpeel the mysteries of dark matter

Banana-shaped galaxies are helping unpeel the mysteries...

SIN Aug 5, 2024 0 11

Astronomers have been spotting strange banana-shaped galaxies and the evidence s...

Robo-tuna reveals how foldable fins help the speedy fish manoeuvre

Robo-tuna reveals how foldable fins help the speedy fis...

SIN Aug 5, 2024 0 5

A robot mimics the clever fin-folding mechanism used by tuna fish, which increas...

Streetlights may make tree leaves tough and hard for insects to eat

Streetlights may make tree leaves tough and hard for in...

SIN Aug 5, 2024 0 2

Trees in Beijing lit by streetlights at night seem to have tougher leaves and le...

Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by bending their necks?

Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by bending...

SIN Aug 3, 2024 0 5

Horses experience hyperflexion when their necks bend far towards their chests – ...

Bacteria originally found in faeces help chronic wounds heal

Bacteria originally found in faeces help chronic wounds...

SIN Aug 3, 2024 0 4

The bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis was first discovered in faeces – but it turns...

Rising land under Antarctica could slow sea level rise

Rising land under Antarctica could slow sea level rise

SIN Aug 3, 2024 0 3

Antarctica’s melting ice sheet is relieving pressure on the land beneath, allowi...

Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down

Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down

SIN Aug 3, 2024 0 2

Turning around and backing up out of pools found in tree hollows may help mating...

Black holes may inherit their magnetic fields from neutron stars

Black holes may inherit their magnetic fields from neut...

SIN Aug 3, 2024 0 13

Short-lived neutron stars may explain both the extreme magnetic fields of black ...

Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the first time

Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the firs...

SIN Aug 2, 2024 0 10

Although previous studies have found hydrogen and oxygen in moon minerals – impl...

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