Knot theory could help spacecraft navigate crowded solar systems pred 3 urami in 45 minutami It can be difficult to figure out how to move a spacecraft from one orbit to another, but a trick from knot theory can help find spots where shifting orbits becomes easy(New Scientist)
Songs that birds 'sing' in their dreams translated into sound pred 5 urami in 46 minutami By measuring how birds’ vocal muscles move while they are asleep and using a physical model for how those muscles produce sound, researchers have pulled songs from the minds of sleeping birds(New Scientist)
Your genes may influence how much you enjoy listening to music pred 7 urami in 45 minutami Identical twins seem to experience more similar levels of pleasure when listening to music than non-identical twins, which suggests it has a genetic element(New Scientist)
Wind turbines based on condor wings could capture more energy pred 9 urami in 46 minutami Curved wing tips inspired by the world's heaviest flying bird could enhance the efficiency of wind turbines by of 10 per cent, according to simulations(New Scientist)
Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago pred 10 urami in 46 minutami A site in Siberia has evidence of human presence 417,000 years ago, raising the possibility that hominins could have reached North America much earlier than we thought(New Scientist)
Autonomous e-scooters could ride themselves back to charging points pred 11 urami in 46 minutami Teams of staff usually return e-scooters to where they will be needed, but adapted scooters that can balance and stop themselves, and be controlled remotely, are a step towards autonomous ones that can take themselves wherever they have to go(New Scientist)
