Category: 7. SciTech

Hawaii rose from the ocean, born of ancient volcanic fire. But now, in a twist few expected, it’s sinking back down. A new study from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has revealed that parts of Oʻahu, the state’s most populated island, are sinking far faster than previously…

Dieting can be tedious over the long term. Sure, counting calories over a week or two might be feasible, but forcing yourself to do it every day for months? Excruciating.

If this struggle feels familiar, a new year-long trial may offer some relief. The research found that a certain type of…

Should I be putting silicone tape on my wrinkles? With the caveat that you look wonderful just as you are, silicone tape does seem to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and help reduce scarring. There are plenty more caveats around products like this that go viral on TikTok, though.

For starters,…

A pair of orcas terrorizing white sharks off the coast of South Africa may have captured the popular imagination, but their activities may be quite damaging, new research suggests.

Port and Starboard, as the orcas (Orcinus orca) are known, have been documented hunting white sharks (

High above Earth at an altitude of around 480km (300 miles), roughly over Brazil, is something strange. A spot where satellites go haywire, where the Hubble Space Telescope can’t collect data and where even the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) can’t go on spacewalks.

You…

Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can…

They say one person’s trash is another’s treasure, but a chunk of ‘rock’ used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much anybody’s standard.

The 3.5-kilogram (7.7-pound) stone was found in a stream bed in southeast Romania by an elderly woman, who brought it home and put it…

Scientists say they’ve found “space tornadoes” swirling in the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

While the galaxy’s center, including…

Scientists have announced the surprising discovery of oxygen and other heavy metals in the most distant known galaxy.

The galaxy, which is…