Category: 7. SciTech

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a team of scientists based in the U.S. for…

Ever since scientists began to understand evolution, they’ve been arguing over the contentious question of what, exactly, the first animal looked like.

Based on genetic analysis, some say today’s common sponges (aka demosponges, Porifera) are most like our original animal ancestor; others…

Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky outcrops.

Another thing they sometimes do is drag their butts along the ground.

Dog owners know that…

The misfortune of the British naval ship HMS Endurance resulted in one of the most famous survival stories of all time. Now, the history of the…

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine have been revealed.

Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary E Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell have won the award jointly for…

“In their rush to move quickly, they are adding to the long-term collision hazard,” McKnight said.

The deputy head of China’s national space agency, Bian Zhigang, addressed the International Astronautical Congress on Monday. He was asked about China’s commitment to good stewardship of the…

An odd bird found in a Texas backyard is the offspring of two distantly related species, separated by 7 million years of evolution, whose ranges only recently began to overlap due to climate change, researchers report in a new study.

The bird is descended from a blue jay (Cyanocitta…