Astrophysics

Physicists discover that 'impossible' particles could actually be real

Physicists discover that 'impossible' particles could a...

SIN Jan 8, 2025 0 5

Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fe...

Will genome editing transform our children's health? Some have doubts

Will genome editing transform our children's health? So...

SIN Jan 8, 2025 0 6

A team of scientists claims that the risk of common conditions like heart diseas...

New Glenn launch: Blue Origin's reusable rocket set for maiden flight

New Glenn launch: Blue Origin's reusable rocket set for...

SIN Jan 8, 2025 0 5

Jeff Bezos’s space company is about to launch New Glenn, a reusable rocket inten...

Vaccine misinformation can easily poison AI – but there's a fix

Vaccine misinformation can easily poison AI – but there...

SIN Jan 8, 2025 0 6

Adding just a little medical misinformation to an AI model’s training data incre...

How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem

How a typo spoiled my proof of Fermat’s last theorem

SIN Jan 8, 2025 0 10

The tale of Fermat's last theorem took hundreds of years and included tantalisin...

What is hMPV, the virus spreading through China?

What is hMPV, the virus spreading through China?

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 6

An uptick of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) cases in China has raised concerns ove...

Are tech firms giving up on policing their platforms?

Are tech firms giving up on policing their platforms?

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 7

Social media companies have long struggled with moderating the behaviour of bill...

Genetically modified toxic semen could suppress troublesome insects

Genetically modified toxic semen could suppress trouble...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 4

Male flies have been genetically engineered to produce poisonous proteins in the...

AI helps radiologists spot breast cancer in real-world tests

AI helps radiologists spot breast cancer in real-world ...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 7

Whether AI can assist in cancer detection has been subject to much debate, but n...

Batteries made from industrial waste could store renewable energy

Batteries made from industrial waste could store renewa...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 6

Industrial waste can make rudimentary batteries. That's likely no good in electr...

US reports first human death related to bird flu

US reports first human death related to bird flu

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 6

A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N...

Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have cause...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 8

Lead records from Arctic glaciers indicate that people all over Europe would hav...

Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking water

Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking w...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 10

Wastewater treatment plants in the US may discharge enough “forever chemicals” t...

The problems with Dry January – and what you could try doing instead

The problems with Dry January – and what you could try ...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 6

Many people decide to give up alcohol during January. But is this actually helpf...

AI uses throat vibrations to work out what someone is trying to say

AI uses throat vibrations to work out what someone is t...

SIN Jan 7, 2025 0 4

Throat vibrations made by people who find it difficult to speak, such as after a...

Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss

Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss

SIN Jan 6, 2025 0 5

Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together fo...

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