Category: 7. SciTech

A metal detectorist has uncovered a 1,000-year-old Viking gold braided arm ring on the Isle of Man, offering clues to skilled jewellery making…

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For years, astronomers have believed that the fate of the Milky Way was tied to our largest neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy. However, a new study now says that this future Milky Way merger might not be as certain as scientists previously assumed.

Astronomers have believed that…

Algorithm-driven digital feeds have deepened the split between red and blue America. But a new online tool may help bring the country back together.

The virtual quiz game Tango, developed at Harvard, pairs Democrats and Republicans on common teams, where bipartisanship quickly emerges as a…

Theories about the origins of life on Earth, as well as where our water came from, have been spinning around scientific circles for decades. One of the longest running theories is that water was found around our star, prevalent in the outer reaches of our solar system in its early…

Most car journeys these days seem to involve some kind of traffic jam, road works or random hazard slowing down your day. But it could be worse. Much worse.

For instance, how about edging along a mountain pass with another car coming towards you, where one wrong move could end in…

Final results from a long-running U.S. experiment have revealed that a tiny particle continues to act strangely, which scientists say is good…

Fruit flies are interesting little creatures. On top of being extremely invasive and annoying to deal with, they also have a bit of a super power when it comes to drugs: they don’t like cocaine for any reason. That’s a bit of of a problem for scientists as fruit flies are a easy to…

Recent federal funding cuts are hitting climate research hard. The losses will hamper progress, Harvard environmental scientists say, but they won’t stop it.

The Trump administration has cancelled millions in research grants, shuttered key climate monitoring programs, and made deep cuts to…

Eating a daily serving of chickpeas could significantly lower cholesterol levels, according to new research presented at the NUTRITION 2025 conference in Orlando.

The 12-week study, conducted by researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology, investigated the effects of eating one cup of…