Astrophysics

Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for ferme...

A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste...

Habitable ocean world K2-18b may actually be inhospitab...

An exoplanet called K2-18b has been suggested as a good place to look for alien ...

AIs get better at maths if you tell them to pretend to ...

Chatbots vary their answers depending on the exact wording used to prompt them, ...

Does getting even mild covid-19 affect our cognitive sk...

A large UK study suggests people who had been infected with covid-19 experienced...

Benefits of hyaluronic acid in skincare products have b...

Hyaluronic acid's skincare benefits are often attributed to its supposed ability...

What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they...

Ahead of the total solar eclipse in North America, here is everything you need t...

We now know what makes oranges taste of oranges

Researchers have identified 26 chemical compounds responsible for the flavour of...

Battery breakthrough lets electric cars run longer in e...

A new formula for lithium-ion batteries could help electric vehicles drive farth...

Light and sound may slow Alzheimer’s by making the brai...

An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease involving sounds and flickerin...

Magnetic particles turn water droplets into tightrope-w...

Placing magnetic particles inside water droplets lets the liquid climb steps, ho...

Boiling tap water can remove 80 per cent of the micropl...

Tap water contains tiny particles of plastic and we don’t know how they affect o...

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pa...

Sausage-shaped pyrosomes are blooming in great numbers during marine heatwaves, ...

Pythagoras was wrong about the maths behind pleasant music

It's said that the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras came up with a theory th...

Melting of Greenland ice could cause European heat extr...

When lots of freshwater from Greenland pours into the North Atlantic Ocean, it t...

Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after mar...

A study estimating humpback whale numbers in the North Pacific Ocean from crowds...

Eclipse 2024: When is it and where can I see it?

North America will have a total solar eclipse on 8 April – here is where, when a...

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