Astrophysics

Quantum-proof encryption may not actually stop quantum hackers

Quantum-proof encryption may not actually stop quantum ...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 49

Cryptographers are scrambling to understand an algorithm that could undermine th...

Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty

Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dyn...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 32

In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of roya...

What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Dubai?

What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Du...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 24

Cloud seeding almost certainly did not play a significant role in the flooding o...

Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever

Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the lar...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 26

The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identifie...

Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert

Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian ...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 27

Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thous...

Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change

Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight cl...

SIN Apr 18, 2024 0 22

Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limi...

Skin-deep wounds can damage gut health in mice

Skin-deep wounds can damage gut health in mice

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 22

We know there is some connection between skin and gut health, but many assumed t...

Intel reveals world's biggest 'brain-inspired' neuromorphic computer

Intel reveals world's biggest 'brain-inspired' neuromor...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 29

A computer intended to mimic the way the brain processes and stores data could p...

Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot weeding easier

Turning plants blue with gene editing could make robot ...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 45

Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically ...

A cicada double brood is coming – it's less rare than you think

A cicada double brood is coming – it's less rare than y...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 33

Up to 17 US states could be peppered with more than a trillion cicadas this spri...

Dusting farms with waste concrete could boost yields and lock up CO2

Dusting farms with waste concrete could boost yields an...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 25

Ground-up concrete can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a similar wa...

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how e...

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 54

We know little about how embryonic development in animals evolved from single-ce...

Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

Sleeping bumblebees can survive underwater for a week

SIN Apr 17, 2024 0 49

A serendipitous lab accident revealed that hibernating bumblebee queens can make...

Starfish have hundreds of feet but no brain – here's how they move

Starfish have hundreds of feet but no brain – here's ho...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 47

Starfish feet are coordinated purely through mechanical loading, enabling the an...

How to destroy a black hole

How to destroy a black hole

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 30

A black hole would be tough to destroy, but in the season two premiere of Dead P...

Our plans to tackle climate change with carbon storage don't add up

Our plans to tackle climate change with carbon storage ...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 28

Modelling that shows how the world can remain below 1.5°C of warming assumes we ...

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