It’s time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all
[ad_1] QUICK – how many planets are there in the solar system? If you were born in the 20th century, the answer on the tip
How to spot the Spring Triangle as the equinox approaches
[ad_1] Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images/Alamy THE 20th of March marks the vernal, or spring, equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the autumn equinox in the southern
Titan’s sand dunes may be made of smashed up small moons
[ad_1] A radar image of the Shangri-La sand sea on Titan, taken from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/Université Paris-Diderot The dunes on Saturn’s moon Titan may
Mathematicians plan computer proof of Fermat’s last theorem
[ad_1] Pierre de Fermat’s scribblings set mathematicians on a centuries-long quest GRANGER Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Mathematicians hope to develop a computerised proof of Fermat’s last
We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time
[ad_1] IN THE Antarctic, things happen at a glacial pace. Just ask Peter Gorham. For a month at a time, he and his colleagues would
Anti-inflammatory nasal spray may ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis
[ad_1] A nasal spray has shown promise relieving MS symptoms in mice Grace Cary/Getty Images An anti-inflammatory nasal spray reduces symptoms severity in a mouse
‘Sound laser’ is the most powerful ever made
[ad_1] A “phonon laser” emits particles of sound instead of light Dmytro Razinkov/Alamy A tiny, levitated bead is at the core of an unprecedentedly bright
Miniature furniture 3D printed using ink made from recycled wood
[ad_1] A miniature chair and table 3D printed from waste wood Thakur et al., Sci. Adv. 10, eadk3250 (2024) Recycled wood can be turned into
Gold flecks make super-transparent glass fully opaque from one side
[ad_1] Objects seen through a glare-free material are clear, while conventional anti-glare film (right) blurs the view Mu Wang et al./Nanjing University Glare-free windows could
Mental health conditions may accelerate ageing by damaging RNA
[ad_1] People with mental health conditions have greater amounts of damaged RNA than those without one, which might explain the link between the conditions and