Category: 7. SciTech

Bedbugs may have been interrupting human sleep for more than 50,000 years, but it was only when humans left caves and formed the first cities…

Game of Thrones-like barons in England were responsible for the brutal massacre of dozens of people 2,000 years ago, research has revealed.

The…

Humpback whales have shockingly poor eyesight, which can cause them to bump into objects, claims a new study.

The gentle giants lack the ability to make out fine details until they are right up close, potentially explaining why the animals have a tragic tendency to get caught up in fishing nets…

Soothing sore muscles. Improving mood and sleep. Accelerating weight loss. Vagus nerve stimulation. Wellness enthusiasts, athletes,…

Like us humans, many animals rely on social interactions to survive and thrive. As a result, effective communication between individuals is essential.

Highly social animals often have more complex communication systems. Think of a group of chimpanzees gesturing and vocalising at each other,…

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and…

Roughly 140 million to 100 million years ago, the piece of land that is modern day Australia was located much further south on Earth. In fact,…

From ancient remedies to your Amazon cart, mushroom supplements have traveled a circuitous road. They nourish the body, enhance the mind, and occasionally poison the unlucky. Their biochemical adaptability has intrigued Eastern cultures for centuries. The West has been slow to embrace mushrooms…

Scientists have developed a new method to investigate the long-standing mystery of how tickling works, an advance that could have big…

A fingerprint left by a Neanderthal on a rock 43,000 years ago could be the oldest known figurative representation of a human face, scientists…