Category: 7. SciTech

Tiny flatworms which usually live in ponds, rivers and streams could replace lab rats in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, drug…

From the southeastern shores of Australia, a new fossil has just given us a never-before-seen species of prehistoric baleen whale.

It swam the waters around the southern continent 26 million years ago, using its large eyes and razor-sharp teeth to rule its little corner of the ocean.

But…

A large measles outbreak in Texas that has affected 762 people has now ended, according to an announcement Monday by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The agency says it has been more than 42 days since a new case was reported in any of the counties that previously showed evidence…

Clearly, dogs are quite good at understanding us. But how far does this go and how are they able to understand our emotions – what cues are they reading?

A dog who has lived among people is a much better reader of us than we are of them (or, one might suggest, of ourselves). In a way, dogs are…

Sorry if you think we’ve already asked, but do you know exactly what déjà vu is? If you’re like most sensible people, you’ll likely say it’s the bizarre feeling that you’ve experienced something that’s happened before.

However, many neuroscientists would say this answer lacks a…

Scientists have created a bacteria with a genetic code more streamlined – and more meddled with – than any other life on Earth.

This bacteria, a synthetic Escherichia coli called Syn57, has been engineered to build its body using just 57 of the 64 ‘codons’ that have served all known…

Tiny flatworms which usually live in ponds, rivers and streams could replace lab rats in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, drug…