Astrophysics

Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien civilisations

Dozens of stars show signs of hosting advanced alien ci...

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Sufficiently advanced aliens would be able to capture vast quantities of energy ...

Heavy or painful menstrual periods are linked to worse exam results

Heavy or painful menstrual periods are linked to worse ...

SIN May 10, 2024 0 52

Heavy, prolonged or painful menstrual periods are associated with more days off ...

500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee and clocks

500-year-old maths problem turns out to apply to coffee...

SIN May 10, 2024 0 24

A centuries-old maths problem asks what shape a circle traces out as it rolls al...

Monkeys can learn to tap to the beat of the Backstreet Boys

Monkeys can learn to tap to the beat of the Backstreet ...

SIN May 10, 2024 0 46

With a bit of training, macaques can make rhythmic movements in time with music,...

Extreme exercise may help you live longer without stressing your heart

Extreme exercise may help you live longer without stres...

SIN May 10, 2024 0 48

People who can run a mile in less than 4 minutes generally live almost five year...

Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big problem with dark energy

Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big problem wi...

SIN May 10, 2024 0 20

Surprising recent measurements hint that the universe isn’t expanding in the way...

Game theory shows we can never learn perfectly from our mistakes

Game theory shows we can never learn perfectly from our...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 18

An analysis of a mathematical economic game suggests that even learning from pas...

Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space

Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space

SIN May 9, 2024 0 24

The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosph...

Has the biggest problem in cosmology finally been solved?

Has the biggest problem in cosmology finally been solved?

SIN May 9, 2024 0 22

For decades, cosmologists have been fighting over the Hubble constant, a number ...

Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss ...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 22

A proposal to define the Anthropocene as a geological epoch was rejected this Ma...

It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies should pay

It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 17

Artificial compounds found in things like food packaging can be a risk to our he...

How to reconnect with long-lost friends, according to science

How to reconnect with long-lost friends, according to s...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 27

We are generally as reluctant to contact a long-lost friend as we are to talk to...

DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestructible robot hand

DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestructible ...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 23

A new robotic hand can withstand being smashed by pistons or walloped with a ham...

Being in two places at once could make a quantum battery charge faster

Being in two places at once could make a quantum batter...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 28

The quantum principle of superposition – the idea of particles being in multiple...

Global capacity to directly suck CO2 from air has just quadrupled

Global capacity to directly suck CO2 from air has just ...

SIN May 9, 2024 0 29

A new plant in Iceland operated by the firm Climeworks can remove up to 36,000 t...

Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depression and anxiety

Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depression an...

SIN May 8, 2024 0 46

A compound emitted by the Colorado river toad may reduce symptoms of anxiety and...

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