Category: 7. SciTech

Even in an age where flying is a fairly regular occurrence, there are some things that you never forget about your first journey on…

Eggs: To refrigerate or not to refrigerate? It’s a question that’s sparked countless Instagram and TikTok videos and plenty of…

The beauty industry is no stranger to trends. From pro-ageing campaigns to use-at-home LED masks, consumers have seen it all. But one trend that has taken a particularly firm grip over the past decade is the idea of ‘natural’, or ‘organic’ beauty.

On the surface, it sounds great. Botanical…

A single jab of a breakthrough gene therapy could reverse hearing loss in people within weeks, according to new research.

The cutting-edge…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.

When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom next to mine. A swing set with two seats instead of one,” he said, recalling the lingering traces of her presence in the house….

The idea of evolution backtracking isn’t a completely new idea, but catching it in action isn’t an everyday experience.

A newly documented example of wild growing tomatoes on the black rocks of the Galapagos Islands gives researchers a prime example of a species adapting by rolling back…

“The signal was out there that this is going to be a heavy, significant rainfall event,” says Vagasky. “But pinpointing exactly where that’s going to fall, you can’t do that.”

Flash floods in this part of Texas are nothing new. Eight inches of rainfall in the state “could be on a…

A heartbeat-like pulse has been discovered beating deep beneath East Africa – and it’s ripping the continent apart.

The strange thumping is caused by a rhythmic surge of molten mantle rock rising and falling under the Earth’s surface, according to a recent study in Nature Geoscience. The…

In the late 19th century, while delivering a prominent lecture, Sir William Osler, regarded by many as the father of modern medicine, made a huge mistake.

Speaking in front of a class of aspiring doctors, Osler described patients with “recurring paroxysms of severe, even agonising cardiac

Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to act as an anchor for an entire galaxy. These black holes are being being referred to as “lite” intermediate-mass black holes (IMBH), and they’re extremely hard…