Astrophysics

Retinal images could predict future risk of heart or lung disease

Retinal images could predict future risk of heart or lu...

SIN Jan 25, 2024 0 58

People with unusually thin retinas are at greater risk of later developing bronc...

Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely t...

SIN Jan 25, 2024 0 84

A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 ...

Toxic mud from aluminium production can be used to make greener steel

Toxic mud from aluminium production can be used to make...

SIN Jan 25, 2024 0 57

Producing steel generates huge amounts of CO2 emissions. These could be reduced ...

Syphilis-like bacteria found in 2000-year-old human remains in Brazil

Syphilis-like bacteria found in 2000-year-old human rem...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 49

Four skeletons in a prehistoric burial site in Brazil contain the DNA of bacteri...

US states had 65,000 rape-related pregnancies after banning abortion

US states had 65,000 rape-related pregnancies after ban...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 61

Estimates suggest that there were tens of thousands of pregnancies as a result o...

Fungi grow faster if you play sounds to them

Fungi grow faster if you play sounds to them

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 56

Fungi exposed to acoustic stimulation in lab experiments have faster growth rate...

Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its wealth?

Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its we...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 64

A decade ago, a study showed that the US had the lowest life expectancy among hi...

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

Electricity demand from data centres set to double by 2026

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 54

The world needs more data centres to support internet activity and the AI boom. ...

Four new emperor penguin colonies have been discovered

Four new emperor penguin colonies have been discovered

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 75

Satellite images have helped to locate four previously unknown colonies of emper...

See what the world looks like through the eyes of different animals

See what the world looks like through the eyes of diffe...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 60

A camera can recreate how animals see the world through both visible and ultravi...

Reversing type 2 diabetes is much harder than clinical trials suggest

Reversing type 2 diabetes is much harder than clinical ...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 51

People with type 2 diabetes who take part in clinical trials may benefit from pr...

A bacterium switches from prey to predator when it gets cold

A bacterium switches from prey to predator when it gets...

SIN Jan 24, 2024 0 61

Growing up at a different temperature seems to transform common prey bacteria in...

Huge amounts of rock dust are being spread across farms to capture CO2

Huge amounts of rock dust are being spread across farms...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 66

Companies around the world are spreading crushed rocks on farms to remove carbon...

Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a nuclear war

Seaweed could save a billion people from famine after a...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 63

A nuclear war could lead to food shortages due to soot blocking out the sun, but...

Do routine check-ups actually improve our health?

Do routine check-ups actually improve our health?

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 66

A massive study is claimed to show that regular primary care health checks can p...

Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindrop collisions

Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindro...

SIN Jan 23, 2024 0 71

A raindrop can weigh 40 times as much as a water strider. So how does the insect...

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