Category: 7. SciTech

Scientists have created contact lenses that enable wearers to see in the dark using infrared vision, an invention that could lead to advances…

A rise in dog ownership worldwide reflects a growing desire to nurture without the demands of raising children, researchers have…

Put down those carrots – scientists have created infrared contact lenses which allow wearers to see in the dark, and even with their eyes…

A first-of-its-kind analysis of Hawaiian volcanic rocks has revealed that the Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals into the…

A bizarre ancient marine reptile has been formally identified – decades after its fossils were first discovered in Canada.

The 12-metre creature, Traskasaura sandrae, was a long-necked plesiosaur – a type of predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs – with a bizarre anatomy and a rare…

A hawk in New Jersey has been seen using a clever, urban hunting strategy: taking sound cues from traffic signals to exploit cars for cover, before striking prey.

The hawk first crossed paths with zoologist Vladimir Dinets on a crisp, late-Autumn morning in West Orange, New Jersey. Dinets was…

Large language models like ChatGPT and LLaMA have become known for their fluent, sometimes eerily human-like responses. However, they also have a well-documented problem of confidently producing information that is outright wrong. A new study suggests that how AI processes information…

A daily dose of vitamin D could help combat ageing, according to a recent study.

It found that taking vitamin D supplements for four years managed to prevent three years’ worth of ageing.

Previous studies have hinted that vitamin D supplements can help combat some of the biggest signs of…

For years, questions about whether 5G is safe or not have circulated, especially during the pandemic when conspiracy theories tied the technology to everything from health problems to global infections. Now, new research aims to lay that debate to rest.

A team at Constructor University…

AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, research published Thursday in the journal Joule shows. That demand from AI, the research states, could double by the end of this year, comprising nearly half of all total data-center electricity…