For centuries, the mystery of how life first began on Earth has fascinated scientists. One leading idea is that our planet once hosted what researchers call an “RNA World.” This theory suggests that long before DNA or proteins existed, life may have emerged from strands of RNA that…
Category: 7. SciTech
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Remains found washed up on Jersey shore identified as missing 19th-century boat captain
A decades-old cold case at the Jersey Shore has been cracked after experts confirmed that skeletal remains found on three beaches belong to a…
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Mysterious explosions are creating craters in Siberia. Here’s why
The explosions that form the craters found in Siberia aren’t directly caused by climate change, but they could become more common because of it.
The explosions are most likely driven by the build-up of gas beneath frozen soil, known as permafrost.
In northwest Siberia, where these craters…
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Why some kitchen utensils could be poisoning you
Certain pieces of kitchenware have earned their place in our kitchens, thanks to their affordability, durability and ease of cleaning.
However recent research suggests that some staples – black plastic utensils, plastic chopping boards and non-stick pans – can potentially release harmful…
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Cephalopods Passed a Cognitive Test Designed For Human Children : ScienceAlert
An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us to not underestimate animal intelligence.
A study published in 2021 presented cuttlefish with a new version of the ‘marshmallow test’, and the results showed there’s more going on in their strange little brains…
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Is Using a Stair Machine the Same as Climbing Stairs?
Since the change in kinetic energy is still zero, this means that the positive change in gravitational potential energy is equal to the negative of the change in internal energy. Let’s say you have a mass of 75 kilograms (165 pounds). That means moving up 1 meter would reduce your internal…
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Could a 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil hold the key to new cancer discoveries?
Scientists believe dinosaur fossils could hold the key to new cancer discoveries and influence future treatments for humans.
A decade-long study…
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Why we forget our childhoods
My earliest memories are more like nostalgic flickers. The sunlit kitchen and living room of my childhood home. The candle I burned…
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Scientists fear Britain’s entire food chain contaminated as study finds microplastics in bugs
Plastic pollution is harming slugs, beetles, snails and earthworms, new research has found, raising fears Britain’s entire food…
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Nearly 3,000-year-old Mayan city with ‘remarkable’ architecture unearthed in Guatemala
Archaeologists in Guatemala have discovered the ruins of a 3,000-year-old Maya city featuring “remarkable” architecture, including pyramids…
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