Category: 7. SciTech

As humans, we typically look at life and death as two sides of the same coin. However, some researchers believe there could be a “third state” between the two. One piece of evidence for this additional state is the way we continue to use organs, tissues, and cells beyond when the…

Tardigrades, also known among their many fans as ‘water bears’ or ‘moss piglets’, are quite possibly the cutest microscopic creatures on the planet – and off it.

These mini beasts have been sent up for a stint on the International Space Station and scientists have even launched them…

A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder included a shocking revelation. According to this new paper, published in ACS Environmental Au, researchers detected an unexpected airborne toxin in US air for the first time.

The toxins in question are known as Medium…

Love, quantum mechanics, yesterday’s weather — humans readily discuss these and many other things they cannot see. Infants start to develop this ability early, new research suggests. Even 15-month-olds can define nouns without seeing their corresponding objects, according to work performed…

People developing frontier AI models often speculate about how amazing the world will be once AGI and AI superintelligence are available. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s recent essay is the latest example of that. Once superhuman intelligence is reached, the AI will make scientific…

We all dream — but why? As with many mysteries of the mind, science doesn’t have one neat answer. 

“You’ll get as many…

Modern life isn’t doing our hearts any favours. We sit too much (over nine hours a day, on average), are regularly overwhelmed by stress (now linked to chronic inflammation – a key risk for heart disease) and fill more than half of our plates with ultra-processed foods (shown to drastically…

A common molecule found in the body could be targeted to turn aged muscle cells to become young again, helping prevent frailty in older people,…

Gill-Peterson’s work has illustrated for Branstetter the narrowing effect that identity-first politics can have at a time when “we need solidarity across difference,” she says. “Not just because my day job is almost by definition identity-first, but also because, as Jules’ work shows,…

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow –