Astrophysics

Liquid magnet propellers could be a safer way to power boats

Liquid magnet propellers could be a safer way to power ...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 63

Sharp metal propellers can harm wildlife, so an alternative made using ferroflui...

The best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to southern stingrays

The best animal photos of 2023, from hyenas to southern...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 93

Our favourite wildlife shots of the year feature an inquisitive hyena pup, a col...

Girls’ brains aged unusually rapidly during the covid-19 pandemic

Girls’ brains aged unusually rapidly during the covid-1...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 78

Adolescents’ brains underwent accelerated ageing during the covid-19 pandemic, a...

Quantum physicists just got more certain about quantum uncertainty

Quantum physicists just got more certain about quantum ...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 107

An extension of Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, which places limits on how p...

Vegans who avoid ultra-processed food risk being protein deficient

Vegans who avoid ultra-processed food risk being protei...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 67

Two relatively recent dietary trends – veganism and concerns about highly proces...

The science of why spending time in nature is just so good for us

The science of why spending time in nature is just so g...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 83

Getting outside to garden or walk in a park is good for your body – it’s exercis...

The development of embryos may be less shaped by genes than we thought

The development of embryos may be less shaped by genes ...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 62

The chemical reactions in cells appear to shape an embryo's development, possibl...

AI discovers new class of antibiotics to kill drug-resistant bacteria

AI discovers new class of antibiotics to kill drug-resi...

SIN Dec 20, 2023 0 75

Artificial intelligence helped screen millions of chemical compounds to find a c...

The laws of physics were broken in 2023 - by sperm

The laws of physics were broken in 2023 - by sperm

SIN Dec 20, 2023 0 85

New Scientist's most popular story of the year was about the discovery that sper...

Famous quantum experiment could be shrunk to the size of a single atom

Famous quantum experiment could be shrunk to the size o...

SIN Dec 20, 2023 0 86

A single, extremely cold atom could play the role of two slits in the classic do...

Snowflakes fall to the ground according to a universal pattern

Snowflakes fall to the ground according to a universal ...

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 55

After analysing the way half a million snowflakes fell during mountain storms in...

Elon Musk spent 2023 shaping Twitter – sorry, X – in his own image

Elon Musk spent 2023 shaping Twitter – sorry, X – in hi...

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 61

After taking control of Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk hired a new CEO to replace hi...

The best photos of the natural world in 2023

The best photos of the natural world in 2023

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 51

A fiery volcanic eruption, a flower preserved in amber and a ‘superbloom’ of wil...

‘Clinical-grade’ AI stress detector doesn't work, study suggests

‘Clinical-grade’ AI stress detector doesn't work, study...

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 59

An AI-powered test that claimed to be “clinical grade” listens for signs of stre...

Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quantum computers

Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quan...

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 96

Quantum computers could become more useful now researchers at Google have design...

Chimpanzees recognise photos of friends they haven't seen for decades

Chimpanzees recognise photos of friends they haven't se...

SIN Dec 19, 2023 0 60

Bonobos and chimps in zoos remember individuals they lived with more than 20 yea...

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