Category: 7. SciTech

The remains of 46 types of mammals, fish and birds, dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing…

The remains of animals dating back more than 10,000 years have been found in a cave in northern Norway providing…

A confined space, a limited number of suspects, a lack of contact with the outside world. These are the makings of a juicy murder mystery.

They’re also eerily similar to conditions aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where astronauts – highly trained personnel selected for their…

Craving a glass of wine with your dinner? The dietary habits of our ape ancestors may be to blame.

To better understand the relationship…

There are more than a hundred ways to prepare a potato, and thousands of stories have begun with a shot of vodka distilled from this tuber. For centuries, the potato has been instrumental in feeding the world’s growing population. According to one study, the introduction of the potato from the…

The “superpowers” of hibernating animals are also present in human DNA, according to a pair of recent studies that provide clues to…

Marine animals living in the cold, dark depths of the ocean are interconnected across the world by a hidden “superhighway”, a…

A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year.

For perspective, these dead trees account for up to 2.9 percent of annual loss in plant biomass and emit up to 1.09 billion tons of carbon dioxide.

Even more striking (pun unintended), the study…

Of all the myriad mysteries of science, the one that’s currently got my neurons in a twist concerns a Toffee Crisp stashed away in my kitchen cupboard. I’m entirely preoccupied by it – it’s like being pulled by some metaphysical tide.

The question is, how? How can a chocolate bar scrape away…

More of us than ever are taking statins. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reported in October 2024 that around 5.3 million people in England had taken statins or the cholesterol-lowering medication ezetimibe in the previous year.

That’s almost triple the figure for…