Astrophysics

Peter Higgs: Physicist who theorised the Higgs boson has died aged 94

Peter Higgs: Physicist who theorised the Higgs boson ha...

SIN Apr 10, 2024 0 24

Nobel prizewinning theoretical physicist Peter Higgs has died aged 94. He propos...

One of the biggest mysteries of cosmology may finally be solved

One of the biggest mysteries of cosmology may finally b...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 32

The expansion rate of the universe, measured by the Hubble constant, has been on...

Prosthetic hands are easier to control using unrelated muscles

Prosthetic hands are easier to control using unrelated ...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 34

Random-seeming hand gestures seem to help people control prosthetic hands better...

Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction using frozen skin

Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction usi...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 21

We have enough genetic material to bring back the northern white rhino, but doin...

The multiverse could be much, much bigger than we ever imagined

The multiverse could be much, much bigger than we ever ...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 25

A new way of interpreting the elusive mathematics of quantum mechanics could fun...

Physicists created an imaginary magnetic field in real life

Physicists created an imaginary magnetic field in real ...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 43

Researchers have used quantum light to create a magnetic field with a strength t...

Dumping green sand in shallow seas could let them absorb more CO2

Dumping green sand in shallow seas could let them absor...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 26

Releasing 1 gigatonne of ground-up olivine on coastal shelves each year could he...

March 2024 is the 10th consecutive month to break temperature records

March 2024 is the 10th consecutive month to break tempe...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 21

Every month since April 2023 has been the hottest on record, as climate continue...

Eclipse 2024: 5 of the best pictures of the total solar eclipse

Eclipse 2024: 5 of the best pictures of the total solar...

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 23

On 8 April, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico, the US and Canada – here a...

AI pop-ups can help you stop doomscrolling on your phone

AI pop-ups can help you stop doomscrolling on your phone

SIN Apr 9, 2024 0 30

An AI program can learn from smartphone users' behaviours in order to send timel...

Long covid linked to signs of ongoing inflammatory responses in blood

Long covid linked to signs of ongoing inflammatory resp...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 42

People with long covid after a serious covid-19 infection have raised levels of ...

Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 49

A modern butchery experiment using replicas of Stone Age tools raises new questi...

Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise children’s risk of ADHD and autism

Cannabis use in pregnancy may raise children’s risk of ...

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 22

A study of more than 220,000 people found that cannabis use during pregnancy was...

When is the next total solar eclipse visible from the UK?

When is the next total solar eclipse visible from the UK?

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 55

The next time a total solar eclipse will be visible from the UK is decades away,...

Eclipse 2024 live: Watch the full NASA broadcast – latest

Eclipse 2024 live: Watch the full NASA broadcast – latest

SIN Apr 8, 2024 0 20

The eclipse is about to begin. Totality will arrive at Mexico’s west coast aroun...

5 solar eclipse activities to do with children

5 solar eclipse activities to do with children

SIN Apr 6, 2024 0 20

From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here's a child...

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