Astrophysics

Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they have met before

Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they ha...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 42

Regal jumpers, a type of jumping spider, appear to be less interested in each ot...

The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity

The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to hu...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 28

Humans have been altering the lunar surface since the first Soviet probe in 1959...

This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time

This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 48

Visualising space-time can be a mind-melting exercise, but mathematician Manil S...

We now know why we find some jokes funny - thanks to Seinfeld

We now know why we find some jokes funny - thanks to Se...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 50

Scientists have a better understanding of how we enjoy jokes after monitoring pe...

World predicted to break 1.5°C warming limit for first time in 2024

World predicted to break 1.5°C warming limit for first ...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 17

There is a reasonable chance 2024 will be the first year in which the average gl...

Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human honey-hunters

Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human ho...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 36

Honey-hunters from several African cultures use different sounds to communicate ...

Ancient climate analysis suggests CO2 causes more warming than thought

Ancient climate analysis suggests CO2 causes more warmi...

SIN Dec 8, 2023 0 37

A reconstruction of 66 million years of climate history indicates global tempera...

Seams on a baseball shift its trajectory by unexpectedly large amount

Seams on a baseball shift its trajectory by unexpectedl...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 45

When a baseball is tilted and spinning just right, its raised, hand-stitched sea...

Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane

Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a h...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 21

When Hurricane Larry struck Newfoundland in 2021, large amounts of microplastic ...

Sand-dwelling fungi discovered and named after Dune's giant sandworms

Sand-dwelling fungi discovered and named after Dune's g...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 19

One of four newly described species of "stalked puffball" fungi from Hungary’s P...

Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – paid for by oil

Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – p...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 21

Uganda announced a plan at COP28 to use oil revenues to fund a rapid expansion o...

Unusual dark hedgehog from eastern China is new to science

Unusual dark hedgehog from eastern China is new to science

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 54

A species of hedgehog that hadn't been scientifically identified before has been...

Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 45

Two solar farms in Minnesota saw big increases in bees and other insects after a...

Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early miscarriages

Genetic errors are behind more than two thirds of early...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 34

Chromosomal abnormalities were thought to cause around half of miscarriages, but...

Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free calculations

Quantum computer sets record on path towards error-free...

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 34

A quantum computer built by QuEra contains the largest ever number of "logical q...

DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate

SIN Dec 7, 2023 0 28

Tiny machines made from strands of DNA can build copies of themselves, leading t...

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