Astrophysics

Young squash bugs eat adults’ poo to stock up on healthy bacteria

Young squash bugs eat adults’ poo to stock up on health...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

Squash bugs need certain kinds of gut bacteria to survive, but young nymphs don’...

Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them spread to humans

Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them sp...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 24

A human immune system protein called butyrophilin helps to stop bird flu from in...

Wim Hof's cold therapy for good health lacks robust evidence

Wim Hof's cold therapy for good health lacks robust evi...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 29

Also known as The Iceman, Wim Hof's claims that his breathing and cold exposure ...

Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig proteins

Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig ...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

A company called Moolec has created transgenic soya beans called “Piggy Sooy” in...

Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less likely to survive

Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less like...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 30

Honeybees brought to the US from Europe and Africa tend to move pollen between f...

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida ...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas, all of which were ac...

Our solar system could be hiding an extra planet the size of Uranus

Our solar system could be hiding an extra planet the si...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 32

Many planets are thought to be flung away from their stars, but it’s possible th...

Record-setting heatwave bakes US South and Mexico

Record-setting heatwave bakes US South and Mexico

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 21

A record-setting heatwave in Texas and Mexico is affecting tens of millions of p...

Almost 40 per cent of US girls and young women have low iron levels

Almost 40 per cent of US girls and young women have low...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

Rising rates of vegetarianism and veganism may be causing iron deficiency, a con...

Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in the Pacific Ocean

Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in th...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 24

An expedition to hunt for fragments of a possible interstellar meteor has found ...

Orangutans can make two sounds at once like a beatboxer

Orangutans can make two sounds at once like a beatboxer

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 26

Two separate groups of orangutans have been observed making calls that use two s...

Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected areas fail

Antarctic sea life under threat as talks on protected a...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 5

Countries have failed to deliver on promises to create new marine protected area...

Inside the gigafactory producing the greenest batteries in the world

Inside the gigafactory producing the greenest batteries...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 8

Northvolt says that its massive factory in Sweden will soon produce enough batte...

Fasting diets are not better than calorie counting for weight loss

Fasting diets are not better than calorie counting for ...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 25

Intermittent fasting, when all food is eaten within an eight hour window each da...

Megalodon may have been warm-blooded unlike most other sharks

Megalodon may have been warm-blooded unlike most other ...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 4

Evidence is mounting that megalodon could have been warm-blooded, unlike most mo...

Dolphins 'talk' to their young in a higher pitch, just like humans do

Dolphins 'talk' to their young in a higher pitch, just ...

SIN Jun 27, 2023 0 28

Female dolphins modify their vocalisations in the presence of their offspring, m...

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