Astrophysics

Does 23andMe's decline show genetic-based medicine has been overhyped?

Does 23andMe's decline show genetic-based medicine has ...

SIN Mar 1, 2024 0 75

23andMe's DNA test was once named "invention of the year", but now the company i...

Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in th...

SIN Mar 1, 2024 0 66

When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallo...

1 in 8 people worldwide has obesity

1 in 8 people worldwide has obesity

SIN Mar 1, 2024 0 50

Between 1990 and 2022, obesity rates more than doubled among adults and quadrupl...

El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the world this year

El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the worl...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 59

A climate model has forecast where the most extreme heat will occur during the c...

Squid-like plant that lives mostly underground is new to science

Squid-like plant that lives mostly underground is new t...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 59

For the first time in nearly a century, a new genus of plant has been discovered...

How do you recycle a nuclear fusion reactor? We're about to find out

How do you recycle a nuclear fusion reactor? We're abou...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 76

The UK's JET nuclear fusion reactor has been shut down after 40 years, and now r...

Keto diet helps people maintain weight loss after stopping Ozempic

Keto diet helps people maintain weight loss after stopp...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 49

In a small study, people with type 2 diabetes maintained their weight loss on th...

A simple trick can make a dog treat a stranger as their friend

A simple trick can make a dog treat a stranger as their...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 55

If an unfamiliar person spends 15 minutes following a dog, it tends to follow th...

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for fermented foods

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for ferme...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 61

A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste...

Habitable ocean world K2-18b may actually be inhospitable gas planet

Habitable ocean world K2-18b may actually be inhospitab...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 72

An exoplanet called K2-18b has been suggested as a good place to look for alien ...

AIs get better at maths if you tell them to pretend to be in Star Trek

AIs get better at maths if you tell them to pretend to ...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 62

Chatbots vary their answers depending on the exact wording used to prompt them, ...

Does getting even mild covid-19 affect our cognitive skills?

Does getting even mild covid-19 affect our cognitive sk...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 94

A large UK study suggests people who had been infected with covid-19 experienced...

Benefits of hyaluronic acid in skincare products have been oversold

Benefits of hyaluronic acid in skincare products have b...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 49

Hyaluronic acid's skincare benefits are often attributed to its supposed ability...

What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they occur?

What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they...

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 125

Ahead of the total solar eclipse in North America, here is everything you need t...

We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

SIN Feb 29, 2024 0 116

Researchers have identified 26 chemical compounds responsible for the flavour of...

Battery breakthrough lets electric cars run longer in extreme cold

Battery breakthrough lets electric cars run longer in e...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 59

A new formula for lithium-ion batteries could help electric vehicles drive farth...

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