Astrophysics

Solar panels could be about to get much better at capturing sunlight

Solar panels could be about to get much better at captu...

SIN Jul 7, 2023 0 2

Silicon-based solar cells have a theoretical efficiency limit of around 30 per c...

Early risers may be genetically less likely to get depression symptoms

Early risers may be genetically less likely to get depr...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 1

People who are genetically more likely to be active in the morning have a lower ...

Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing schizophrenia

Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing s...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 15

We know that genetic factors play the largest role in the risk of developing sch...

Tooth analysis reveals ancient Iberian leader was female

Tooth analysis reveals ancient Iberian leader was female

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 3

Molecular evidence has revealed that a person buried with lavish goods over 4000...

Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-warming methane

Melting Arctic glaciers expose new sources of planet-wa...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 22

Hundreds of groundwater springs have emerged at the base of retreating glaciers ...

We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration

We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space ...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 3

Advances in rocket technology are exciting, but we need to investigate how non-t...

Crows can understand probability like primates do

Crows can understand probability like primates do

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 21

When given the chance to peck on symbols that carried different probabilities of...

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot bright objects

Quantum lidar could help driverless vehicles spot brigh...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 4

Driverless cars can use lasers to sense objects, but reflected light from nearby...

Men and women's hands can be distinguished just from their scent

Men and women's hands can be distinguished just from th...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 3

Scent compounds released by your hands can be used to determine gender, which ma...

Having an 'overweight' BMI may not lead to an earlier death

Having an 'overweight' BMI may not lead to an earlier d...

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 2

A large US study has found that being overweight but not obese carried a slightl...

Should all mathematical proofs be checked by a computer?

Should all mathematical proofs be checked by a computer?

SIN Jul 6, 2023 0 4

Proofs, the central tenet of mathematics, occasionally have errors in them. Coul...

Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes 1500 years ago

Ancient Scandinavians wrote encrypted messages in runes...

SIN Jul 5, 2023 0 28

Objects from Norway and Sweden, some dating from AD 500 to 700, show clear evide...

Record for hottest day ever recorded on Earth broken twice in a row

Record for hottest day ever recorded on Earth broken tw...

SIN Jul 5, 2023 0 20

The average global air temperature recorded 2 metres above Earth’s surface was 1...

Loss of large animals in Europe is entirely due to people, not climate

Loss of large animals in Europe is entirely due to peop...

SIN Jul 5, 2023 0 1

Population models suggest there would be even more megafauna in Europe now than ...

Efforts to mass-produce green steel are finally nearing reality

Efforts to mass-produce green steel are finally nearing...

SIN Jul 5, 2023 0 3

Decarbonising steel production is essential if we are to cut global greenhouse g...

Earth has just experienced the hottest day we have ever seen

Earth has just experienced the hottest day we have ever...

SIN Jul 5, 2023 0 2

The average global air temperature recorded 2 metres above Earth’s surface was o...

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