Category: 7. SciTech

Cutting onions slowly and using the sharpest knives available can reduce eye irritation, physicists have found in a new study.

A familiar and…

The West Coast is years overdue for the next big earthquake.

When the colossal tremor eventually strikes, seismologists expect high-rises and…

There are more animal gamers than you might think. In California, for example, US Navy sea lions have been trained to navigate an on-screen cursor through a maze, using their snouts to press four buttons (up, down, left and right).

The sea lions, which the Navy uses to locate and recover objects…

What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for humanity? That was the question at the core of “How is digital technology shaping the human soul?,” a panel discussion that drew experts from computer science to comparative literature last week.

The Oct. 1 event was the first from…

“From the outset, the Global Gateway has been described as the European Union’s attempt to rival the Belt and Road Initiative’s overseas infrastructure investment funds. At €300 billion through 2027, however, it is a David-versus-Goliath-style undertaking,” says Gabriele Rosana, an…

Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of confusion around who would be able to get them this fall. Uncertainty over federal vaccine policy had caused a temporary patchwork of access across the country, with shots being…

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system.

The free-floating…

A growing trend of injecting the blood of other drug users to get a quick high, a practice called “bluetoothing”, has been contributing to…

Adults may find themselves unlocking long-forgotten childhood memories simply by viewing their own face through a digital ‘baby filter’, new…