Astrophysics

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 48

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-perso...

Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people

Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells fro...

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 33

Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cel...

How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing into Earth?

How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing in...

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 34

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk sufferin...

Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life

Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to...

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 35

Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 1...

We all harbour 9 secrets and they are eating us up inside

We all harbour 9 secrets and they are eating us up inside

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 42

Secret-keeping evolved to maintain social harmony, but it can weigh heavily on u...

Stem cell patch reverses brain damage in fetuses with spina bifida

Stem cell patch reverses brain damage in fetuses with s...

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 39

The congenital condition spina bifida is often treated surgically in the womb, b...

When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually ...

SIN Feb 27, 2026 0 33

Genetic evidence hints that there was a strong bias for male Neanderthals and fe...

Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults' privacy

Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode ...

SIN Feb 26, 2026 0 28

Legislation working its way through the UK parliament would ban children from us...

How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celestial alignment

How to see six planets in the sky at once in rare celes...

SIN Feb 26, 2026 0 29

Nearly all of the solar system’s planets are about to file across the night sky ...

Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?

Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaiss...

SIN Feb 26, 2026 0 36

The UK's first geothermal plant in Cornwall is part of a wave of projects aiming...

SpaceX's 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checks

SpaceX's 1 million satellites could avoid environmental...

SIN Feb 26, 2026 0 28

The environmental impact of SpaceX's planned gargantuan mega-constellation is st...

Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken

Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken

SIN Feb 25, 2026 0 29

The alvarezsaurs were thought to have evolved a smaller stature because of their...

Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 10 times easier

Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 10...

SIN Feb 25, 2026 0 27

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum compu...

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game...

SIN Feb 25, 2026 0 40

Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in si...

Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery

Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – ...

SIN Feb 25, 2026 0 30

The drug rapamycin has been held up for its life-extending properties, but wheth...

Cannibalism may explain why some orcas stay in family groups

Cannibalism may explain why some orcas stay in family g...

SIN Feb 25, 2026 0 56

Fins washing up in the North Pacific suggest that orcas from one subspecies are ...

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