Category: 7. SciTech

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their…

“When combined with other Pacific pathways to Australia and New Zealand, nearly 4 percent of the population could migrate each year,” says Jane McAdam, a fellow at the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney, writing in the Conversation. “Within a decade, close to 40…

Ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs, some dating back at least 500 years, have emerged on Oahu’s coastline, offering a rare glimpse of more than two…

Lauren Goode: Yeah, I think it’s going to be really good.

Michael Calore: Yeah.

Lauren Goode: And also that means Katie still has time to run WIRED, which is another thing that she does on the side.

Michael Calore: I thought you were going to say run nine miles a day.

Lauren Goode: That too. She…

New research suggests spiders and other arachnids may have originated in the sea, based on analysis of a 500-million-year-old fossil.

The…

If a country fails to take decisive action to protect the planet from climate change, it could be breaking international law and be held liable for damages caused to humanity. This is one of the conclusions of an unprecedented advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…

Midday may be the best time to take an oral exam, interview for a job, or even go on trial, a new study has found.

Researchers at Italy’s…

Liu has been making the solution in his rented apartment in Beijing by mixing citric acid with sodium chlorite, according to an account he shared earlier this month on his Substack that revealed that a “violent explosion” occurred when he made a mistake

“The blast blacked out my vision,”…

If you’re a frequent-flier, you know the drill: you’re desperately trying to doze off with your head lolling on a neck pillow,…