Astrophysics

Nitrogen-producing bacteria slash fertiliser use on farms

Nitrogen-producing bacteria slash fertiliser use on farms

SIN Jun 21, 2023 0 25

Microbes that produce nitrogen have made a big difference for reducing fertilise...

What is the June solstice and what causes it?

What is the June solstice and what causes it?

SIN Jun 21, 2023 0 22

21 June is the summer solstice or longest day in the northern hemisphere and win...

Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures

Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures

SIN Jun 21, 2023 0 28

Our closest relatives, chimpanzees, seem able to think ahead and prepare for two...

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

SIN Jun 21, 2023 0 22

Orcas have been documented damaging or sinking boats off the coast of Spain and ...

Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cryptocurrencies

Quantum computers could slash the energy use of cryptoc...

SIN Jun 21, 2023 0 4

Mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be done using quantum computers, cutt...

Amazon deforestation has begun to slow since Lula took over in Brazil

Amazon deforestation has begun to slow since Lula took ...

SIN Jun 20, 2023 0 3

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made progress towards halting...

Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the body using heat

Tiny robot could stop bleeding from inside the body usi...

SIN Jun 20, 2023 0 38

A centimetre-sized robot with a soft body and metallic scales inspired by pangol...

Scientists want to give robots hands made from living woodlice

Scientists want to give robots hands made from living w...

SIN Jun 20, 2023 0 4

Researchers attached pill bugs and chitons to a robot arm to show how creatures ...

UK’s first deep geothermal project for 36 years opens at Eden Project

UK’s first deep geothermal project for 36 years opens a...

SIN Jun 20, 2023 0 19

A 5-kilometre-deep well is supplying heat to the Eden Project visitor attraction...

Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carbon dioxide

Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carb...

SIN Jun 19, 2023 0 18

By combining a solar fuel cell that converts carbon dioxide into fuel with a pla...

Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable to decapitation

Ancient reptiles' long necks made them vulnerable to de...

SIN Jun 19, 2023 0 3

Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murk...

UK and Ireland suffer one of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth

UK and Ireland suffer one of the most severe marine hea...

SIN Jun 19, 2023 0 3

Waters around the UK and Ireland have been classified as experiencing a Category...

Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a pure element

Scandium superconducts at the highest temperature for a...

SIN Jun 19, 2023 0 27

Two independent teams of researchers found that putting the silvery metal scandi...

A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years

A star has been eating an orbiting planet for 85 years

SIN Jun 18, 2023 0 20

A distant star called FU Orionis has been shining extraordinarily bright for the...

UK river pollution monitoring is 50 years out of date, say researchers

UK river pollution monitoring is 50 years out of date, ...

SIN Jun 18, 2023 0 1

Levels of pollutants in the UK's rivers are tested by random sampling, a method ...

How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a citizen scientist

How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a ci...

SIN Jun 18, 2023 0 1

As part of New Scientist's Save Britain's Rivers campaign, we've rounded up the ...

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