Category: 7. SciTech

Almost every Australian is taught, from a very young age, to be cautious around the funnel-web spider. These large, black, aggressive arachnids can be found along the eastern coast of the continent, making their homes in web-lined burrows, to pounce on the small critters on which they feast…. Continue Reading

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 kilometer-thick slab of frozen water lies an active volcanic rift, seething away in the deep, in the darkness. If the ice sheet melts sufficiently, the changes in stress and… Continue Reading

You know your field of research has hit the mainstream when it appears on The Kardashians, and so it was with mixed feelings that longevity scientists saw Khloé screaming with excitement as she opened the results of a biological age test on the show. Khloé is chronologically 40, but her… Continue Reading

Archaeologists have made a once-in-a-century discovery at Pompeii, the ancient city buried under volcanic ash nearly 2,000 years ago. An international team of experts has uncovered a massive private bathhouse, potentially the largest ever found in the city. This remarkable find sheds new light… Continue Reading

After the first 20 minutes, the water temperature seemed to increase at a fairly constant rate of 0.0006 degrees Celsius per second. This increase in temperature means there is an increase in thermal energy, which we can calculate as: Here m is the mass of the stuff (in this case, water), and C… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds – a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered… Continue Reading

Observing the planets is one of the most awe-inspiring ways to witness the magic of the night sky—and there’s no better way to view them than in a planetary alignment. This is where multiple planets line up next to each other. On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists have identified a new giant horned dinosaur species that roamed across modern-day North Africa about 95 million years ago, despite… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the Chernobyl nuclear power… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists have discovered hidden structures underneath Milan’s fifteenth-century Sforza Castle, hinting at the presence of secret… Continue Reading