Astrophysics

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for mi...

SIN Jun 9, 2026 0 27

Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alo...

Can Apple and Google stop children from sharing explicit images?

Can Apple and Google stop children from sharing explici...

SIN Jun 9, 2026 0 41

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned tech firms, including Apple and Google...

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

SIN Jun 9, 2026 0 29

A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted pe...

Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with dirt by 2060

Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with di...

SIN Jun 8, 2026 0 30

Each decade the world is losing over 7 per cent of its freshwater storage capaci...

Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis

Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more tha...

SIN Jun 8, 2026 0 28

Endometriosis is usually thought of as a gynaecological condition, but a huge st...

You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

You could get some of the benefits of sleep without hav...

SIN Jun 8, 2026 0 27

Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity...

Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edi...

SIN Jun 6, 2026 0 29

A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of ...

Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El...

SIN Jun 6, 2026 0 29

Scientists warn that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle a vital networ...

A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice

A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected ins...

SIN Jun 5, 2026 0 34

Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scient...

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers...

SIN Jun 5, 2026 0 31

The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but t...

Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

SIN Jun 5, 2026 0 25

Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a chil...

Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMO...

SIN Jun 4, 2026 0 31

A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cool...

Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier

Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by...

SIN Jun 4, 2026 0 34

A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge sou...

The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come

The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to...

SIN Jun 4, 2026 0 26

Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make t...

Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness

Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the rac...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 30

A quantum computer made from extremely cold atoms can correct its own errors dur...

Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers

Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, sa...

SIN Jun 3, 2026 0 21

A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests use...

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