Astrophysics

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the...

SIN Jan 23, 2026 0 46

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psyc...

Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis

Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syp...

SIN Jan 23, 2026 0 41

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may giv...

Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size

Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their...

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 42

Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangar...

Our oral microbiome could hold the key to preventing obesity

Our oral microbiome could hold the key to preventing ob...

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 47

A distinct set of microbes has been identified in people with obesity, which mig...

Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally get some evidence

Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally ge...

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 51

A trial will finally reveal whether limiting the time teens spend on social medi...

Strips of dried placenta help wounds heal with less scarring

Strips of dried placenta help wounds heal with less sca...

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 33

Donated placentas can be processed into thin, sterilised sheets that are packed ...

Natural ovulation the best option before an IVF frozen embryo transfer

Natural ovulation the best option before an IVF frozen ...

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 38

Women using frozen embryos as part of their IVF treatment can either choose to u...

Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition

Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition

SIN Jan 22, 2026 0 33

A striking shot of biting flies on the head of a crocodile is among the winning ...

Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how

Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists kn...

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 48

The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood v...

Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than w...

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 35

A fossil discovery in northern Ethiopia expands the known range of Paranthropus,...

Oldest known rock art is a 68,000-year-old hand stencil with claws

Oldest known rock art is a 68,000-year-old hand stencil...

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 41

Newly discovered rock art sites in Sulawesi, Indonesia, that date to nearly 68,0...

Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 51

Extraordinary fossils of 518-million-year-old jawless fish, among the earliest k...

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 38

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but oc...

Cross-training may be the key to a long life

Cross-training may be the key to a long life

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 45

People who combine different types of exercise - such as running, cycling and sw...

Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups

Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale soc...

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 43

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting ...

Scientists investigate ‘dark oxygen’ in deep-sea mining zone

Scientists investigate ‘dark oxygen’ in deep-sea mining...

SIN Jan 21, 2026 0 44

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor prod...

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