Category: 7. SciTech

Looking at the ingredient labels on foods lining supermarket shelves, it’s common to see names such as “potassium sorbate,” “citric acid,” and “L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C).” These substances are food additives used to prevent spoilage and preserve quality, and they are widely…

Researchers at the Zaragoza School of Advanced Studies (FES Zaragoza) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have identified a new fossil species of axolotl in the state of Hidalgo.

Named Ambystoma quetzalcoatli, it is the first fossil salamander species to be formally described…

Three startups are providing the fireworks for the Department of Energy’s Fourth of July celebrations by meeting a major nuclear milestone. They’ve turned on new reactors as part of a pilot program aimed at kick-starting what Energy Secretary Chris Wright calls “America’s nuclear…

On June 30, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products to carry a specific “modified risk” claim. This means that in the US, ZYN can now assert that “using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer,…

If you are reading this, you are probably not alone.

Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily on the face.

In fact, humans are the only habitat for Demodex folliculorum. They are born on us,…

Scared of spiders? Well, if you ever travel back in time, here’s the critter you’ll need to squish.

Its name is Urokodia aequalis, and you’ll want to set your time machine to the early Cambrian period of China, around 518 million years ago. 

It doesn’t really look like a spider yet, though….