Astrophysics

Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly from nothing

Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly...

SIN Jun 25, 2024 0 21

It should be possible to combine several quantum states, each with almost no ene...

Origami computer uses folded paper for calculations

Origami computer uses folded paper for calculations

SIN Jun 24, 2024 0 26

By representing data as folds in paper, the principles of origami can theoretica...

Mercury may have a layer of diamond beneath its grey surface

Mercury may have a layer of diamond beneath its grey su...

SIN Jun 24, 2024 0 31

When the planet Mercury formed 4 billion years ago, conditions may have been jus...

Insects thrive in tiny city gardens even if plants are non-native

Insects thrive in tiny city gardens even if plants are ...

SIN Jun 24, 2024 0 26

A study of small city gardens in the Netherlands found insects were just as abun...

Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes

Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of decli...

SIN Jun 22, 2024 0 24

The long-term economic effects of tropical cyclones far outweigh the direct dama...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may have disappeared and reformed

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may have disappeared and reformed

SIN Jun 22, 2024 0 30

The Earth-sized storm on Jupiter known as the red spot was thought by many to ha...

Easter Island's legendary societal collapse didn't actually happen

Easter Island's legendary societal collapse didn't actu...

SIN Jun 22, 2024 0 28

Historians have claimed the people of Easter Island overexploited natural resour...

World's oldest wine found in 2000-year-old Roman tomb

World's oldest wine found in 2000-year-old Roman tomb

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 32

An urn found in a tomb in Spain contained the cremated remains of a man, a gold ...

Electricity prices in Europe are going negative - and that's bad

Electricity prices in Europe are going negative - and t...

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 23

Periods of excess electricity production are on the rise thanks to the growth of...

Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe

Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Eu...

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 22

Climate models suggest that a possible scheme to cool the western US by making c...

Stunning JWST image proves we were right about how young stars form

Stunning JWST image proves we were right about how youn...

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 24

It has long been thought that young stars forming near each other will be aligne...

Overheated trees are contributing to urban air pollution

Overheated trees are contributing to urban air pollution

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 24

An aerial survey of Los Angeles reveals that high temperatures cause plants to e...

Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicinal properties

Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicina...

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 21

Chimpanzees with wounds or gut infections seem to add unusual plants to their di...

Microphone made of atom-thick graphene could be used in smartphones

Microphone made of atom-thick graphene could be used in...

SIN Jun 21, 2024 0 28

Reducing the size of the microphone in electronic devices would allow manufactur...

Watch leeches jump by coiling their bodies like cobras

Watch leeches jump by coiling their bodies like cobras

SIN Jun 20, 2024 0 26

Researchers have confirmed a centuries-old rumour that leeches can jump, which t...

Could we merge biologically with the fungal network and live forever?

Could we merge biologically with the fungal network and...

SIN Jun 20, 2024 0 31

In this week's Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of f...

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