Astrophysics

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early mo...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 36

A study of 160 European famines between 1500 and 1800 shows that El Niño weather...

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum com...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 41

Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate tha...

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 39

An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino ha...

Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?

Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it ...

SIN Jan 3, 2026 0 28

Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a mod...

Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe

Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 46

Astronomers were puzzled by a black hole around 50 million times the mass of the...

Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to rare condition

Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 51

A woman's body has been found to consist of varying proportions of male and fema...

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 45

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis...

Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mass measured

Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mas...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 45

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky ...

The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempic and Zepbound

The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempi...

SIN Jan 1, 2026 0 37

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed how we treat obesity, b...

US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'

US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclea...

SIN Jan 1, 2026 0 51

Eleven companies are working towards an ambitious goal as part of the US Departm...

Could 2026 be the year we start using quantum computers for chemistry?

Could 2026 be the year we start using quantum computers...

SIN Dec 31, 2025 0 44

Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum pro...

Three supermassive black holes have been spotted merging into one

Three supermassive black holes have been spotted mergin...

SIN Dec 31, 2025 0 57

Astronomers have found a system of three supermassive black holes, all actively ...

We'll learn about LSD's potential for treating anxiety in 2026

We'll learn about LSD's potential for treating anxiety ...

SIN Dec 31, 2025 0 45

Two later-stage trials investigating LSD for treating anxiety are due to conclud...

The duo kite-skiing 4000 kilometres across Antarctica for science

The duo kite-skiing 4000 kilometres across Antarctica f...

SIN Dec 31, 2025 0 47

An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-p...

Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again

Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is f...

SIN Dec 31, 2025 0 30

In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Ven...

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooki...

SIN Dec 30, 2025 0 66

Cacio e pepe pasta and boiled eggs were the subjects of meticulous studies aimin...

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