Astrophysics

Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers

Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by compu...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 45

Remote-controlled cockroaches with computers mounted on their backs can move as ...

A surprisingly enormous black hole has been found in our galaxy

A surprisingly enormous black hole has been found in ou...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 24

A black hole 33 times the mass of the sun is the largest stellar black hole ever...

Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Ea...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 28

The networks of fibre optic cables that criss-cross the planet could be used to ...

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become...

SIN Apr 16, 2024 0 23

One species of nematode worm turns into a kin-devouring nightmare if it grows up...

Parkinson's disease progression slowed by antibody infusions

Parkinson's disease progression slowed by antibody infu...

SIN Apr 15, 2024 0 24

Monthly infusions with the drug prasinezumab appeared to slow the progression of...

Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migratory sharks

Deadly upwellings of cold water pose threat to migrator...

SIN Apr 15, 2024 0 24

Climate change is making extreme cold upwellings more common in certain regions ...

Are panda sex lives being sabotaged by the wrong gut microbes?

Are panda sex lives being sabotaged by the wrong gut mi...

SIN Apr 13, 2024 0 22

Conservationists think tweaking pandas’ diets might shift their gut microbiomes ...

See inside an endangered California condor egg just before it hatches

See inside an endangered California condor egg just bef...

SIN Apr 13, 2024 0 52

The hatching of the 250th California condor chick at the San Diego Zoo marks a n...

‘Peaceful’ male bonobos may actually be more aggressive than chimps

‘Peaceful’ male bonobos may actually be more aggressive...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 30

Bonobos have long been regarded as the peaceful ape, in sharp contrast with viol...

Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhouse gases

Arctic permafrost is now a net source of major greenhou...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 24

An Arctic-wide survey has found that the permafrost region is emitting more carb...

Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s newest species

Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s ...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 46

Five years ago, a fossil found in the Philippines was determined to be from a ne...

Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view might be wrong

Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view m...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 27

After a short conversation with an artificial intelligence, people’s belief in a...

Water purifier is powered by static electricity from your body

Water purifier is powered by static electricity from yo...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 26

A 10-minute walk can build up enough static electricity to power a battery-free ...

Embryos pause development when nutrients are low — and now we know how

Embryos pause development when nutrients are low — and ...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 49

Embryos seem to have a sensor that picks up when nutrients are scarce, prompting...

AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections

AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 42

About 1.5 billion people worldwide carry a risk of conditions including malnutri...

A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure i...

SIN Apr 12, 2024 0 49

A once-independent bacterium has evolved into an organelle that provides nitroge...

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