Space & Physics

Plastic bags and bottles can be recycled into soap

Plastic bags and bottles can be recycled into soap

SIN Aug 11, 2023 0 28

The plastics polyethylene and polypropylene, which are used in shopping bags, bo...

Plants find it harder to absorb carbon dioxide amid global warming

Plants find it harder to absorb carbon dioxide amid glo...

SIN Aug 11, 2023 0 43

A modelling study suggests that increases in photosynthesis have slowed since 20...

China’s video-game limits haven’t cut heavy gaming

China’s video-game limits haven’t cut heavy gaming

SIN Aug 11, 2023 0 55

The strict time limits China imposed on how long under-18s can spend playing vid...

NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing in Utah

NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Brief...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 14

Media are invited to Utah’s western desert on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to learn about...

Authors fear they have little defence against AI impersonators

Authors fear they have little defence against AI impers...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 21

Jane Friedman discovered that Amazon was selling five books under her name that ...

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mis...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 27

Russia's first lunar mission in nearly 50 years is designed to land near the moo...

Wonky shapes can be made to roll along a specific path of your choice

Wonky shapes can be made to roll along a specific path ...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 23

Objects called trajectoids can be 3D printed to match a path so they can roll do...

AI can hear what you're typing over Zoom with 93 per cent accuracy

AI can hear what you're typing over Zoom with 93 per ce...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 51

An AI can detect what is being typed according to the sounds different keys make...

How to spot the 2023 Perseid meteor shower as it peaks this weekend

How to spot the 2023 Perseid meteor shower as it peaks ...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 28

The Perseids are a major meteor shower - here is your guide to spotting them dur...

Ultra-processed foods have a bad reputation – is it backed by science?

Ultra-processed foods have a bad reputation – is it bac...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 27

The relationship between ultra-processed foods and health isn’t as clear cut as ...

LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a sup...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 51

Following a flurry of replication attempts, the claim that LK-99 perfectly condu...

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight is about to launch

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight is about t...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 18

Galactic-02, Virgin Galactic’s first mission to carry paying civilian customers ...

Gene variant that raises Alzheimer's risk may boost fertility in women

Gene variant that raises Alzheimer's risk may boost fer...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 22

The genetic variant APOE4 substantially raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease, ...

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria in our cells

Ocean bacteria may be closest relatives of mitochondria...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 25

The closest living relatives of the bacteria that moved into the cells of a larg...

Fossilised reptile poo contains 200-million-year-old parasites

Fossilised reptile poo contains 200-million-year-old pa...

SIN Aug 10, 2023 0 22

Ancient faeces contains the first evidence that terrestrial vertebrates living d...

NASA Software Catalog Offers Free Programs for Earth Science, More

NASA Software Catalog Offers Free Programs for Earth Sc...

SIN Aug 9, 2023 0 20

Each year, NASA scientists, engineers, and developers create software packages t...

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