Astrophysics

Volcano-scorched Roman scroll is read for the first time in 2000 years

Volcano-scorched Roman scroll is read for the first tim...

SIN Feb 5, 2025 0 4

A papyrus scroll carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago ...

Is cleaner air accelerating global warming more than we expected?

Is cleaner air accelerating global warming more than we...

SIN Feb 5, 2025 0 8

Reductions in air pollution have helped warm the planet by cutting down on refle...

The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changing physics today

The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changin...

SIN Feb 5, 2025 0 6

Emmy Noether was hailed as a mathematical genius in her own time. And her theore...

Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid strike

Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal ...

SIN Feb 4, 2025 0 4

Two canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been...

Arctic geoengineering project shut down over danger to wildlife

Arctic geoengineering project shut down over danger to ...

SIN Feb 4, 2025 0 5

The non-profit Arctic Ice Project was experimenting with using silica beads to s...

Laughing gas could be picked up by a breathalyser

Laughing gas could be picked up by a breathalyser

SIN Feb 4, 2025 0 4

Many countries have made it illegal to possess nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, a...

Spiders can run just as fast after two of their legs dr...

SIN Feb 4, 2025 0 8

When spiders self-amputate two of their legs, they quickly adjust their running ...

Bonobos can tell when they know something you don't

Bonobos can tell when they know something you don't

SIN Feb 4, 2025 0 6

Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective comm...

January 2025 sets surprise record as hottest ever start to a year

January 2025 sets surprise record as hottest ever start...

SIN Feb 3, 2025 0 4

Meteorologists expected global temperatures to start falling after record highs ...

Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries

Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveal...

SIN Feb 3, 2025 0 7

More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun can solve ...

Omega-3 supplements seem to slow down biological ageing

Omega-3 supplements seem to slow down biological ageing

SIN Feb 3, 2025 0 6

Taking a daily omega-3 supplement appears to slow down the rate of biological ag...

Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions b...

SIN Feb 3, 2025 0 5

Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice t...

Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

SIN Feb 1, 2025 0 3

Wandering salamanders pump their toes full of blood before lifting their feet, a...

Rat populations in cities are booming as the planet warms up

Rat populations in cities are booming as the planet war...

SIN Feb 1, 2025 0 4

Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Was...

Salamanders fill toes with blood before each step

Salamanders fill toes with blood before each step

SIN Feb 1, 2025 0 5

Wandering salamanders pump their toes full of blood before lifting their feet, a...

Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial streams of urine

Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial str...

SIN Jan 31, 2025 0 5

Male dolphins have been observed shooting jets of urine into the air and other d...

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