Astrophysics

Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could reveal Earth's fate

Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could revea...

SIN Sep 26, 2024 0 5

A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a re...

We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition

We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin...

SIN Sep 26, 2024 0 9

DNA and genealogical evidence reveal, for the first time, the identity of cannib...

How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?

How much should we worry about the health effects of mi...

SIN Sep 26, 2024 0 7

A flurry of studies has found microplastics in nearly every organ in the human b...

Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground

Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on...

SIN Sep 26, 2024 0 5

It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground whe...

Geoengineering is now essential to saving the Arctic's ice

Geoengineering is now essential to saving the Arctic's ice

SIN Sep 26, 2024 0 6

If we want to preserve the dwindling ice in the Arctic, cutting our emissions is...

World's oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies

World's oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mu...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 7

DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in ...

AIs get worse at answering simple questions as they get bigger

AIs get worse at answering simple questions as they get...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 10

Using more training data and computational power is meant to make AIs more relia...

Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more than a decade

Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 6

Though it was first predicted in the 1930s, chemists have just now managed to cr...

Jet stream shifts are linked to fires, failed harvests and the plague

Jet stream shifts are linked to fires, failed harvests ...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 7

Tree ring data reveals the impact a fluctuating jet stream has had on Europe for...

Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second

Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple tim...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 10

Smart TVs from Samsung and LG take screenshots of what you are watching even whe...

Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually involve dopamine

Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually in...

SIN Sep 25, 2024 0 7

Dopamine was long thought to play a part in the placebo effect for pain relief, ...

Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing

Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop...

SIN Sep 24, 2024 0 5

In most vertebrates, a pattern of chemical marks on the genome is a reliable ind...

Are superconducting power lines the key to a cleaner grid?

Are superconducting power lines the key to a cleaner grid?

SIN Sep 24, 2024 0 11

High-temperature superconducting cables that could transform the power grid may ...

AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert

AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peru...

SIN Sep 24, 2024 0 9

Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicti...

Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog 'pen pal'

Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or d...

SIN Sep 24, 2024 0 7

Interacting with animals seems to provide emotional support to young people with...

Octopuses and fish hunt as a team to catch more prey

Octopuses and fish hunt as a team to catch more prey

SIN Sep 23, 2024 0 9

An octopus will work with several different species of fish to find and catch pr...

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