Category: 7. SciTech

Giant icebergs the size of Norwich were drifting off the coast of Britain during the last ice age, according to a new study that has uncovered…

A Roman gladiator’s skeleton has provided the first piece of physical evidence of combat between a human and a large cat, archaeologists…

This spring, Brood XIV—also known as Brood 14—will surface across at least 13 eastern US states. These cicadas have spent the last 17 years underground and are expected to appear in the coming weeks as soil temperatures hit the perfect spot. Right now, this 2025 cicada brood is…

A new study offers hope to adults who live in fear of their allergic reactions, as adults with severe peanut allergies could become tolerant in a matter of weeks.

Scientists gradually introduced 21 severely allergic adults to peanut products and peanuts in increasing amounts.

By the end of the…

Archaeologists have uncovered the first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting lions, after bite marks on a skeleton excavated in York, England, were identified as those of a large cat. 

The remains, found at Driffield Terrace – one of the best-preserved gladiator cemeteries in the…

Call them dire wolves. Don’t call them dire wolves. Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company from Dallas, Texas, that wants to…

Dog owners rate their bond with their pet as more satisfying than most relationships with humans and consider their dog their best source of…

We all want to know if and how we can come back to form after injury, illness, or a long hiatus. Muscles adapt in response to the environment: They grow when we put in the work and shrink when we stop. But what if we could help them remember how to grow?

As a general rule, cell biologists don’t…

Together with his colleagues, Jinshan Pan, a professor of corrosion science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, published a study in January 2023 devoted to the risk of sulfides in groundwater corroding the copper used for spent nuclear fuel containers. “More work is needed to…

In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like a mirage. But it is real, and is an oasis for endemic and migratory birds that cross the Colorado River delta. Here, just south of the US-Mexico border, used water from the…