Category: 7. SciTech

Cats became human companions for the first time likely following mass cult ritual sacrifices of the furry felines in ancient Egypt, a pair of…

The colossal squid, a mysterious creature lurking in the Antarctic abyss, has finally made a cameo, a cohort of scientists say.

You may have heard of the giant squid, which is famous from mariners’ legends and for its epic battles with sperm whales.

The colossal squid is even bigger and more…

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day.

In a study published in 2022, researchers discovered how primates reacted to that shift, looking at the behavior of bonobos,…

A powerful geomagnetic storm aimed at Earth could disrupt technology and bring a stunning celestial show as far south as Kentucky between…

Skywatchers across the northern United States might catch a rare glimpse of the aurora borealis this week, thanks to a recent solar eruption. According to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, a coronal mass ejection (CME) has triggered a geomagnetic storm, potentially making…

People on vegan diets may be missing key muscle-building nutrients, even if their total protein intake seems sufficient, claims a new study.

Researchers in New Zealand found that some long-term vegans lacked essential amino acids – the building blocks of protein – which could have…

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in…

Scientists have discovered two new feathered dinosaur species in northeastern China hidden in 125-million-year-old fossils.

The find sheds more…

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong…

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the man of death. Although this does not sound like a good moniker, it is: Ramakrishnan is one of the world’s most eminent scientists in the fields of structural biology and cellular processes related to aging and death. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in…