Astrophysics

Light and sound may slow Alzheimer’s by making the brain remove toxins

Light and sound may slow Alzheimer’s by making the brai...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 80

An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease involving sounds and flickerin...

Magnetic particles turn water droplets into tightrope-walking acrobats

Magnetic particles turn water droplets into tightrope-w...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 50

Placing magnetic particles inside water droplets lets the liquid climb steps, ho...

Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the microplastics in it

Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the micropl...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 76

Tap water contains tiny particles of plastic and we don’t know how they affect o...

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pa...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 122

Sausage-shaped pyrosomes are blooming in great numbers during marine heatwaves, ...

Pythagoras was wrong about the maths behind pleasant music

Pythagoras was wrong about the maths behind pleasant music

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 60

It's said that the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras came up with a theory th...

Melting of Greenland ice could cause European heat extremes this year

Melting of Greenland ice could cause European heat extr...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 58

When lots of freshwater from Greenland pours into the North Atlantic Ocean, it t...

Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after mar...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 71

A study estimating humpback whale numbers in the North Pacific Ocean from crowds...

Eclipse 2024: When is it and where can I see it?

Eclipse 2024: When is it and where can I see it?

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 78

North America will have a total solar eclipse on 8 April – here is where, when a...

YouTube has managed to stop its algorithm serving up extreme videos

YouTube has managed to stop its algorithm serving up ex...

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 54

YouTube's recommendation algorithm previously pushed users towards viewing ever ...

AI designs bespoke 3D-printed prosthetic eyes

AI designs bespoke 3D-printed prosthetic eyes

SIN Feb 28, 2024 0 76

Using an artificial intelligence model and 3D printer to create prosthetic eyes ...

Greener way to dye denim could cut the environmental impact of jeans

Greener way to dye denim could cut the environmental im...

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 62

The jeans industry uses harmful chemicals to dye denim with indigo, but an alter...

Is battery swapping a better way to recharge electric cars?

Is battery swapping a better way to recharge electric c...

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 79

With queues at public charging points getting longer, some companies are opening...

Covid-19 vaccines seem to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes

Covid-19 vaccines seem to cut the risk of heart attacks...

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 62

Many covid-19 vaccines occasionally cause side effects such as blood clots or he...

Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sinking the ground

Earthquakes hastened sea rise in Pacific islands by sin...

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 86

Projections of flood risk due to sea-level rise on the Samoan islands underestim...

Jackals may urinate on their favourite fruit to deter thieves

Jackals may urinate on their favourite fruit to deter t...

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 86

Although they are carnivores, black-backed jackals are partial to the melon-like...

Bizarre fish can extend its mouth to make a kind of trunk

Bizarre fish can extend its mouth to make a kind of trunk

SIN Feb 27, 2024 0 62

The hingemouth, an African freshwater fish, can stick out a proboscis for feedin...

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