Category: 7. SciTech

People deemed “cool” boast six surprisingly similar personality traits across cultures, according to a new study that hints at the role…

It appears AI can rival humans when it comes to being irrational.

A group of psychologists recently put OpenAI’s GPT-4o through a test for cognitive dissonance. The researchers set out to see whether the large language model would alter its attitude on Russian President Vladamir Putin…

Researchers with MIT have created a new bubble wrap-like gel that can turn air into water. This is just the latest in a list of inventions that could help bring drinkable water to more areas that struggle to provide drinking water to the people that live there.

The new material, which…

Octopuses can taste with their arms, and a new study reveals that specifically, they’re tasting chemical cues from microbes that grow on the surface of objects like dead crabs and living octopus eggs. These ‘flavors’, it turns out, can signal which prey is worth pursuing, or which egg isn’t…

Whether it’s a hot flash of anger, butterflies in the stomach or a light-headed rush of joy, we often experience emotions as physical sensations.

This is all due to the interplay between our mental and physical experiences.

If we’re feeling anxious during a first date, for example, the…

After more than a day of continuous debate, the US Senate passed its version of the budget megabill Tuesday afternoon—with potentially disastrous implications for the future of renewable energy in the country.

Among a barrage of bad news for climate initiatives, including a new tax credit for…

Humans have been taking our tonsils out for a remarkably long time. The first tonsil extractions date back thousands of years, to at…

Having nightmares? Scientists say a love of cheese may be linked to bad dreams.

A strong association has been discovered between nightmares and…

The remains of a British man who was found dead in Arizona 12 years ago have been identified thanks to new DNA technology, researchers have…

Remote-controlled “cyborg beetles” could be used to help discover people trapped in collapsed buildings or mines, research has revealed.