Category: 7. SciTech

One of the targeted recipients, Tiba Biotech, had a $750,000 contract with BARDA that was slated to end October 30. The company was developing an RNAi-based therapeutic for H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu. RNAi is short for RNA interference and refers to small pieces of RNA that can shut…

If your teeth are damaged, there might be a new toothpaste arriving on the market in the next few years – with an unexpected ingredient.

Toothpaste made from your own hair may offer an effective and sustainable way to protect and repair damaged tooth enamel during the early signs of decay,…

Astronomers have tracked down the biggest black hole seen in the Universe so far.

Using two different types of measurement, astronomers recently discovered the behemoth of a black hole has almost 10,000 times more mass than the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Galaxy.

The black hole…

Fast-tracking a NASA plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon may sound dubious. Experts say that’s because it is.

“The whole…

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of people of sub-Saharan African descent living in Britain more than 1,300 years ago.

It’s not only the…

Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations?

The answer, published last month in Nature Communications, astonished even the researchers pursuing the question. The cognitive psychologists found people could easily imagine…

Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, isolated waves that appear suddenly in the open ocean.

These puzzling giants are brief, typically lasting less than a minute before disappearing. They can reach heights of 65 feet (20…

Scientists have identified a compound found in cruciferous vegetables that can wipe out over 90 per cent of the sticky film behind dental…