Category: 7. SciTech

There’s nothing quite like the sound of an airplane toilet flushing. But that incredibly loud sucking sound is actually…

Evidence is mounting that insects may indeed feel pain, and a new study has just added to the pile.

A team from the University of Sydney in Australia has recorded proof that the seemingly simple house cricket – an insect we already know has the equipment necessary to feel pain – protects…

Remoras are pretty weird fish, but a new study shows they really have no boundaries when it comes to mooching off their manta ray hosts.

These tropical suckerfish are best known for hitching a ride on sharks, whales, and even turtles.

They grab on to their host with a sucker on the back of…

Every week, without fail, the three-toed sloth takes a breathtaking, almost suicidal risk—all for the sake of a bowel movement….

There could be nearly 330 years’ worth of lithium hiding beneath the Appalachian Mountains, which stretch like a stony spine across the eastern United States.

New research from the US Geological Survey suggests that the Appalachians may contain around 2.3 million metric tons (2.5 million US…

The “Golden Age of Radio” supposedly ended in the ’50s, with the advent of television. But guess what? TV shows were broadcast with radio signals. And today? Radio is everywhere. You have a radio in your car, but maybe you prefer to stream music on your phone. Well, how does the music gets…

As gas prices stay stubbornly high across the country, President Donald Trump mused this week about suspending the fuel tax US consumers pay. The idea is also picking up steam in Congress, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers pushing for a gas tax holiday.

But experts tell WIRED that it’s…