Category: 7. SciTech

A strange artefact unearthed by a thirteen-year-old while on a trek in Haifa, north of Israel, has turned out to be a rare ancient Roman ring…

When you think of dinosaur fossils, you probably picture parched deserts or badlands scorched by the Sun. But one of the world’s richest dinosaur graveyards is buried in a less likely setting: a quiet patch of forest in northern Alberta, in Canada.

It’s called the Pipestone Creek bone bed,…

A horrifying security video has captured the moment Earth’s crust cracks and slides during a devastating earthquake earlier this year. This kind of dramatic surface displacement is usually experienced in the moment or measured after the fact, but rarely – if ever – caught in action.

On…

For centuries, humans have wondered if trees are more than passive bystanders in nature. Do they sense? Do they communicate? Some researchers think so, but a new study claiming that spruce trees “talk” to one another during solar eclipses is drawing serious skepticism from…

Humans might like to think we’ve cornered the market on cleanliness, but a new study shows we’re not as special as we thought, especially when it comes to personal hygiene. Researchers observing two communities of eastern chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have discovered…

You, of course, are beautiful in every single way. You radiate gorgeousness, charm, wit, elegance and allure beyond measure (at least when you’re not picking your nose).

But you might not feel stunning all the time. For those that feel like they’re stuck in their ugly-duckling era, there are…

Most people assume that a hot wash means clean clothes. But new research suggests your washing machine may be underperforming, especially when it comes to killing harmful bacteria. Despite running at high temperatures on paper, many machines aren’t actually getting hot…

If you’ve ever hopped on the scales one morning, only to find that the numbers have suddenly increased overnight, don’t panic. For most people, daily weight fluctuations of 0.5kg-2kg (1-5lbs) are normal.

Try to avoid fixating on day-to-day changes, though. Instead look for trends over weeks or…

Subtle differences in how we move through the world may actually hold clues about how our brains work. According to a new study, we may be able to train AI to detect autism just by looking at how we grasp objects between our fingers.

Researchers at York University and their…