Astrophysics

Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidden in his books

Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidde...

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Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, a type of dementi...

The first operating system for quantum networks has been built

The first operating system for quantum networks has bee...

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As a step towards a useful and ultra-secure quantum internet, researchers have c...

Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick

Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick

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Sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, tin and lead can now be made just a few atom...

Do we finally understand what caused record heat in 2023 and 2024?

Do we finally understand what caused record heat in 202...

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Scientists have struggled to explain why global temperatures have shot up in rec...

Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe

Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early hum...

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Bone fragments from a cave in northern Spain suggest there were multiple hominin...

Doubts cast over D-Wave's claim of quantum computer supremacy

Doubts cast over D-Wave's claim of quantum computer sup...

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D-Wave's claim that its quantum computers can solve problems that would take hun...

Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australian school

Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australi...

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Palaeontologists have discovered 66 three-toed dinosaur footprints in a slab of ...

The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

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Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it...

Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the planets combined

Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the pl...

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Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new mo...

The biggest coincidence in human evolution

The biggest coincidence in human evolution

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Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different ...

Can we rely on forests to soak up the extra CO2 in the atmosphere?

Can we rely on forests to soak up the extra CO2 in the ...

SIN Mar 11, 2025 0 4

A patch of old oak trees in the UK is helping scientists to predict how the worl...

H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antarctica

H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antar...

SIN Mar 11, 2025 0 4

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Pe...

Giving blood frequently may make your blood cells healthier

Giving blood frequently may make your blood cells healt...

SIN Mar 11, 2025 0 4

Men who had given blood more than 100 times in their life were more likely to ha...

Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials

Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials

SIN Mar 11, 2025 0 2

A 12-passenger “seaglider” that is part boat and part aircraft harnesses Cold Wa...

Major ship collision in UK waters sparks fears of toxic chemical leak

Major ship collision in UK waters sparks fears of toxic...

SIN Mar 11, 2025 0 4

A cargo ship carrying sodium cyanide collided with a tanker transporting jet fue...

Wood-eating beetles may make wildfires emit even more carbon

Wood-eating beetles may make wildfires emit even more c...

SIN Mar 10, 2025 0 1

When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demo...

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