Astrophysics

Clothes made from living fungi can clean and repair themselves

Clothes made from living fungi can clean and repair the...

SIN Jul 25, 2026 0 43

Researchers have created a textile made from the parasitic fungus Cordyceps mili...

Having a young biological age could help with weight loss

Having a young biological age could help with weight loss

SIN Jul 24, 2026 0 24

In a small study, restricting calories led to greater weight loss among people w...

Most neurons seem to be jacks-of-all-trades, not specialists

Most neurons seem to be jacks-of-all-trades, not specia...

SIN Jul 24, 2026 0 26

We tend to think of the brain as being made up of highly specialised cells, but ...

10 of the best pictures of solar eclipses throughout history

10 of the best pictures of solar eclipses throughout hi...

SIN Jul 24, 2026 0 28

Humans have been observing solar eclipses for millennia – carving, painting, ske...

We now know how a black hole can be flung across the universe

We now know how a black hole can be flung across the un...

SIN Jul 24, 2026 0 18

When researchers found evidence of a black hole flying out of its galaxy, nobody...

This El Niño will be the hottest by a huge margin

This El Niño will be the hottest by a huge margin

SIN Jul 24, 2026 0 20

The super El Niño now developing in the tropical Pacific has a 90 per cent chanc...

Extremely basic AI prompt cracks decades-old maths problem

Extremely basic AI prompt cracks decades-old maths problem

SIN Jul 23, 2026 0 21

For the second time in a week, a long-standing conjecture has been disproved by ...

Can sounds make plants grow bigger? A start-up says they can

Can sounds make plants grow bigger? A start-up says the...

SIN Jul 23, 2026 0 26

Haivya has developed acoustic signals designed to influence plant development, a...

Fields medal 2026: Work on unifying laws of physics wins maths prize

Fields medal 2026: Work on unifying laws of physics win...

SIN Jul 23, 2026 0 102

Mathematicians who helped unify laws of physics and cracked decades-old problems...

Dark energy doesn’t exist, claims controversial paper

Dark energy doesn’t exist, claims controversial paper

SIN Jul 23, 2026 0 20

An analysis of supernovae argues that the universe’s expansion is not speeding u...

Orcas filmed making sunfish explode by ramming them at high speed

Orcas filmed making sunfish explode by ramming them at ...

SIN Jul 23, 2026 0 72

Orcas have been seen smashing into sharp-tail sunfish so hard that the fish burs...

Open AI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?

Open AI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?

SIN Jul 22, 2026 0 24

An OpenAI safety test went sideways when a model escaped its confines, gained in...

Why open-source software can be both good and bad

Why open-source software can be both good and bad

SIN Jul 22, 2026 0 17

Software that is free to use creates many opportunities – not all of which are good

Sabre-toothed cats could crunch through bone

Sabre-toothed cats could crunch through bone

SIN Jul 22, 2026 0 19

The long fangs of Smilodon were thought to be rather delicate, but a study of la...

We still don’t know how black holes get so big | Becky Smethurst

We still don’t know how black holes get so big | Becky ...

SIN Jul 22, 2026 0 20

Astrophysicist Becky Smethurst explains how supermassive black holes might get s...

Phone breathalyser can detect when your body switches to burning fat

Phone breathalyser can detect when your body switches t...

SIN Jul 22, 2026 0 23

A handheld breathalyser picks up on a molecule called acetone, revealing that yo...

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