Space & Physics

Stick insects that are normally asexual may occasionally have sex

Stick insects that are normally asexual may occasionall...

SIN Sep 20, 2023 0 5

Some animals reproduce asexually by creating embryos from unfertilised eggs, but...

Extinct Tasmanian tiger yields RNA secrets that could aid resurrection

Extinct Tasmanian tiger yields RNA secrets that could a...

SIN Sep 20, 2023 0 33

RNA, which regulates the activity of DNA, is a crucial part of building an organ...

DeepMind AI can predict if DNA mutations are likely to be harmful

DeepMind AI can predict if DNA mutations are likely to ...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 8

By working out which small mutations will probably be damaging, Google DeepMind’...

Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a supercontinent broke up

Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a superconti...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 7

Understanding how the world’s largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to ...

Theory of consciousness branded 'pseudoscience' by neuroscientists

Theory of consciousness branded 'pseudoscience' by neur...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 20

A leading theory about consciousness called the integrated information theory ha...

Catastrophic Libyan dam collapse partly caused by climate change

Catastrophic Libyan dam collapse partly caused by clima...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 36

Recent extreme rainfall that caused flooding across the Mediterranean and contri...

The seismic shift in attitudes toward cannabis explained in 6 charts

The seismic shift in attitudes toward cannabis explaine...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 35

As popular discussion of cannabis has moved away from the drug trade and toward ...

Rare mutation hints gene editing could prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Rare mutation hints gene editing could prevent Alzheime...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 6

Two people with a mutant version of a gene variant – APOE4 – linked to Alzheimer...

We now know how many cells there are in the human body

We now know how many cells there are in the human body

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 8

New estimates for the number of cells in adults and children draw on over 1500 s...

NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing

NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample La...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 6

The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday...

Kidneys for transplantation could come from babies who die at birth

Kidneys for transplantation could come from babies who ...

SIN Sep 19, 2023 0 7

Organ donation from newborn babies currently happens very rarely, but could save...

Spinal fluid test may enable earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Spinal fluid test may enable earlier diagnosis of Parki...

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 35

People with Parkinson’s disease have been found to have high levels of an enzyme...

The world’s brightest X-ray machine has been turned on

The world’s brightest X-ray machine has been turned on

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 7

The LCLS-II X-ray laser is unprecedentedly bright, and will make it possible to ...

What you need to know about the 2023 covid-19 boosters

What you need to know about the 2023 covid-19 boosters

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 11

New Scientist explains how the latest covid-19 booster vaccines are different fr...

Doctors warn about the rise of people with obsolete medical implants

Doctors warn about the rise of people with obsolete med...

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 9

People with implants for treating conditions such as blindness, chronic pain and...

Google Bard AI won't answer questions about Putin asked in Russian

Google Bard AI won't answer questions about Putin asked...

SIN Sep 18, 2023 0 9

Asking Google Bard about the Russian president Vladimir Putin tends to be met wi...

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