Astrophysics

Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we final...

SIN Feb 16, 2026 0 15

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower ja...

Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a ...

SIN Feb 16, 2026 0 22

We are used to heat flowing from hot objects to cool ones, and never the other w...

Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss

Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight ...

SIN Feb 16, 2026 0 15

Intermittent fasting appears to be no better than doing nothing when it comes to...

These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes

These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you ...

SIN Feb 14, 2026 0 10

Five dietary patterns that involve eating lots of plants have been linked with l...

World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman's lungs

World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman's...

SIN Feb 14, 2026 0 19

Finding rhinoviruses, which cause the common cold, in preserved medical specimen...

Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain

Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 42

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps...

Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic field wonky

Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic ...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 16

Simulations suggest that two enormous masses of hot rock have been involved in g...

CAR T-cell therapy may slow neurodegenerative conditions like ALS

CAR T-cell therapy may slow neurodegenerative condition...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 12

Immune cells in the brain that go rogue contribute to the death of neurons, so g...

Weird inside-out planet system may have formed one world at a time

Weird inside-out planet system may have formed one worl...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 14

The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that the...

RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life's origins

RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 15

Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we...

Endurance brain cells may determine how long you can run for

Endurance brain cells may determine how long you can ru...

SIN Feb 13, 2026 0 11

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and th...

Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases

Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure mo...

SIN Feb 12, 2026 0 15

The idea of self-amplifying gene editing is to get cells to pass on packages of ...

Royal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic sailboats

Royal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic ...

SIN Feb 12, 2026 0 13

A fleet of wind-propelled robot boats could act as a sensor network covering a w...

Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano

Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting...

SIN Feb 12, 2026 0 15

The Chincha Kingdom was transporting seabird excrement from islands to valleys a...

Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake

Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge ear...

SIN Feb 12, 2026 0 15

Many researchers thought that earthquakes in the Himalayas recur at regular inte...

The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed

The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigran...

SIN Feb 11, 2026 0 15

About 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who bro...

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