Astrophysics

A slight curve helps rocks make the biggest splash

A slight curve helps rocks make the biggest splash

SIN Aug 2, 2024 0 60

Researchers were surprised to find that a very slightly curved object produces a...

Algae transformed into a 'biofactory' for green fuel and plastics

Algae transformed into a 'biofactory' for green fuel an...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 74

A strain of green algae has been artificially evolved to turn carbon dioxide int...

Using an AI chatbot or voice assistant makes it harder to spot errors

Using an AI chatbot or voice assistant makes it harder ...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 55

Many people enjoy the experience of using AIs like ChatGPT or voice assistants l...

People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later

People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline y...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 56

An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of t...

What is 'problematic smartphone use' and should we worry about it?

What is 'problematic smartphone use' and should we worr...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 73

Two studies have linked "problematic smartphone use" to higher rates of anxiety,...

Vision loss and high cholesterol recognised as dementia risk factors

Vision loss and high cholesterol recognised as dementia...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 58

Fourteen modifiable risk factors are behind nearly half of all dementia cases wo...

Nerve fibres in the brain could generate quantum entanglement

Nerve fibres in the brain could generate quantum entang...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 110

Calculations show that nerve fibres in the brain could emit pairs of entangled p...

Weeding out Olympic doping cheats won't actually end inequity in sport

Weeding out Olympic doping cheats won't actually end in...

SIN Aug 1, 2024 0 52

Of course the games should go after those who use performance-enhancing drugs to...

We may have found why people experience body dysmorphic disorder

We may have found why people experience body dysmorphic...

SIN Jul 31, 2024 0 55

People with body dysmorphic disorder seem to have altered activity in a brain pa...

Should we put a frozen backup of Earth's life on the moon?

Should we put a frozen backup of Earth's life on the moon?

SIN Jul 31, 2024 0 57

Permanently shadowed regions on the moon are the perfect spots for preserving de...

We have discovered an entirely new kind of wood

We have discovered an entirely new kind of wood

SIN Jul 31, 2024 0 59

Tulip trees have a structure that is somewhere between hardwood and softwood – c...

The truth about the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs

The truth about the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs

SIN Jul 31, 2024 0 47

Three drugs approved for Alzheimer’s disease have been hailed as a breakthrough ...

AI put in charge of setting variable speed limits on US freeway

AI put in charge of setting variable speed limits on US...

SIN Jul 30, 2024 0 84

Roads with variable speed limits, designed to manage traffic flow, are normally ...

Anti-methane vaccine could reduce the huge climate impact of cow burps

Anti-methane vaccine could reduce the huge climate impa...

SIN Jul 30, 2024 0 59

A prototype vaccine from ArkeaBio, a US start-up, cut methane emissions by 13 pe...

How does the Olympics test for doping and is it good enough?

How does the Olympics test for doping and is it good en...

SIN Jul 30, 2024 0 59

Measures are in place to prevent athletes from using performance-enhancing drugs...

Oldest rocks on Earth may contain strange and ancient life forms

Oldest rocks on Earth may contain strange and ancient l...

SIN Jul 30, 2024 0 56

Fossils in rocks that are 3.8 billion years old have puzzled biologists as they ...

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