Category: 7. SciTech

A beaming patch of turquoise amidst the Southern Ocean’s blue-grey waters that’s baffled scientists ever since it was first spotted in satellite images in the early 2000s may have finally been deciphered by oceanographers.

Mapping concentrations of phytoplankton and biogeochemical compounds…

Back in February 2024, astronomers witnessed something very strange happening in a galaxy 300 light-years away from Earth.

Erupting from the supermassive black hole located in its heart were huge flares of X-ray light, 10 times brighter than anything seen like it before and emitting 100 times…

The diamonds formed under extreme pressure and heat deep in the Earth’s mantle. If you find one, it will most likely look like a metallic or glassy pebble rather than a sparkly cut gem that you might picture in your mind. The volcanic soil also contains amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, and…

The simulation made it possible to appreciate how a human embryo does not merely adhere to the uterine lining, but actively inserts itself. “We observe that the embryo pulls on the uterine matrix, moving and reorganizing it,” explained Amélie Godeau, coauthor of the research, which was…

Most of the time, feet are easy to forget. Hidden away in socks and shoes, and all the way at the bottom of our bodies, you’d be…

Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,400 year-old Christian cross on a plaque at an ancient monastery on the…

A shark with a striking orange appearance caused by a rare skin condition has been caught…