Astrophysics

Moss that survives deep freeze and radiation could live on Mars

Moss that survives deep freeze and radiation could live...

SIN Jul 1, 2024 0 17

Syntrichia caninervis is found in some of the most extreme places on Earth and c...

Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day

Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Ea...

SIN Jun 29, 2024 0 22

With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zon...

Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?

Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in ch...

SIN Jun 29, 2024 0 18

Two major US healthcare organisations have offered contradictory advice about th...

Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is still in atmosphere

Record amount of water from 2022 Tonga eruption is stil...

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 27

Millions of tonnes of water vapour have been lingering in the atmosphere since t...

Physicists determined the paper most likely to give you a paper cut

Physicists determined the paper most likely to give you...

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 28

An experiment with a robot and gelatine determined that 65-micrometre-thick pape...

AI can identify the most brilliant and entertaining chess moves

AI can identify the most brilliant and entertaining che...

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 37

An AI that can tell which chess moves are awe-inspiring is being used to make a ...

Pain during intercourse is common among women who have sex with men

Pain during intercourse is common among women who have ...

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 21

A survey of women who have had vaginal sex with men found that 4 in 5 said they ...

Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-style eruption

Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-st...

SIN Jun 28, 2024 0 29

Trilobites are one of the most common fossils we know, but normally only their h...

Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work

Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad postu...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 23

The skeletons of ancient Egyptian scribes reveal the health toll of sitting on t...

The last woolly mammoths on Earth died from bad luck, not inbreeding

The last woolly mammoths on Earth died from bad luck, n...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 36

A genetic study of woolly mammoths found on an isolated Arctic island shows they...

University examiners fail to spot ChatGPT answers in real-world test

University examiners fail to spot ChatGPT answers in re...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 24

ChatGPT-written exam submissions for a psychology degree mostly went undetected ...

Mysterious rock art in Venezuela hints at little-known ancient culture

Mysterious rock art in Venezuela hints at little-known ...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 29

Pictograms and petroglyphs depicting abstract lines and shapes offer a rare glim...

Is the world's biggest fusion experiment dead after new delay to 2035?

Is the world's biggest fusion experiment dead after new...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 27

ITER, a €20 billion nuclear fusion reactor under construction in France, will no...

‘Little red dot’ galaxies are breaking theories of cosmic evolution

‘Little red dot’ galaxies are breaking theories of cosm...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 20

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted hundreds of odd, distant galaxies tha...

Why we should be wary of social media's obsession with the vagus nerve

Why we should be wary of social media's obsession with ...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 23

Influencers won't stop talking about the health benefits of stimulating the vagu...

Precision ultrasound could treat deep parts of brain without surgery

Precision ultrasound could treat deep parts of brain wi...

SIN Jun 27, 2024 0 26

A non-invasive ultrasound device can stimulate deep parts of the brain with far ...

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