Category: 7. SciTech

Sometimes, our body needs a helping hand. While the well-oiled machine should run perfectly well with a balanced diet and exercise, a bit of metaphorical lubricant can keep you performing at the highest level. This is where supplements come in. A vast array of vitamins, herbs and plants with… Continue Reading

When you hear about “science focused on how dogs can live their best lives with us” it sounds like an imaginary job made up by a child. However, the field of animal welfare science is real and influential. As our most popular animal companion and coworker, dogs are very deserving of scientific… Continue Reading

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A cache of 3,000-year-old Iranian swords seized at Heathrow Airport have… Continue Reading

Geckos apparently have a “sixth sense” that allows them to pick up deep and low vibrations. This mysterious sixth sense had remained hidden until now when researchers discovered that tokay geckos could actually detect vibrations using a completely different structure in their… Continue Reading

It can be a brutal world out there, and the vulnerable sometimes have to turn to creative solutions to ensure their survival. Take a sea sponge called Theonella conica. This unassuming animal can be found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, doing what sponges do, filtering the seawater around them… Continue Reading

A new type of shape-shifting robot can amputate its leg to free itself from tricky situations. The robot is the brainchild of a group of engineers at a lab in Connecticut. The robot itself is palm-sized and made of silicone, and it’s one of many new “soft” robots that researchers… Continue Reading

Hurricanes are some of the most destructive extreme weather events in the US, causing over $1.3 trillion in damage since 1980. Climate change is intensifying hurricanes, making resilient architecture crucial. And that’s where domed hurricane-proof housing like “Golden Eye” comes… Continue Reading

In fact, bubble bursts caused by wave energy can release 100,000 metric tons of microplastics into the atmosphere each year. Since dolphins and other marine mammals breathe at the water’s surface, they may be especially vulnerable to exposure. Where there are more people, there is usually more… Continue Reading

Student nutrition directors like Primer say the foundation that allows schools to experiment with new recipes is California’s universal free lunch program. She notes that, when school lunch is free, students are more likely to actually try and enjoy it: “Free food plus good food equals a… Continue Reading

Nearly a century after its extinction, scientists from the US and Australia believe they’re on the verge of reviving the Tasmanian tiger. But that’s not all. The researchers, working with the company Colossal Biosciences, think their new DNA technology (combined with Tasmanian tiger fossils)… Continue Reading