Category: 7. SciTech

Researchers have created a new 2D carbon material that is actually stronger than graphene. The material was created by researchers at Rice University, and they say that it is strong enough to prevent cracks from forming easily, and that it can absorb more energy before…

Mosquitoes are infamously the world’s deadliest animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever.

 In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of threat, so they don’t feature in the three-way tie…

Have you ever been out to dinner with friends, or on a walk through your favourite park, and found yourself curiously unmoved by any of it? The atmosphere is great, the food is good, the weather is beautiful – but you find no pleasure in what should be a distinctly pleasurable experience.

The…

No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does.

With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the ‘great’ white (Carcharodon carcharias) is widely regarded as one of…

Archaeologists have unearthed rare artefacts dating to the last ice age at a cave in Australia’s Blue Mountains, providing definitive proof…

The remains of captain Cook’s ship, HMS Endeavour, has been located off the US coast after sinking 250 years ago.

Between 1768 and 1771, the…

In his current research, there are still gaps to be filled: how the CYP26B1 gradient is regulated, how retinoic acid connects to the Shox gene, and what downstream factors determine the formation of specific structures, such as the humerus or radius bones.

From Healing to Regeneration

Monaghan…

Scientists have developed a “highly sensitive” blood test that could detect signs of cancerous tumours years before the first symptoms…

The D” layer, some 2,700 kilometers (nearly 1,700 miles) below our feet, has been mystifying scientists for decades. Now we may have an answer as to what exactly goes on in this special zone deep inside Earth – solid rock is flowing.

Seismic waves unexpectedly speed up as they pass through…

The fact that scientists are dumping thousands of live mosquitoes into Hawaii’s forests is a bit terrifying. However, the group behind the mission has a really good reason for doing so. 

According to a report shared by Vox, the group Birds, Not Mosquitoes is behind the movement,…