Category: 7. SciTech

Somehow, on this beautiful blue marble we call Earth, the astonishing phenomenon we call life emerged long ago, spreading until it covered nearly every corner of the planet.

One school of thought proposes that the intense asteroid bombardment Earth endured around 4 billion years ago played a…

Garlic has been considered a natural mosquito repellent for centuries. In popular culture, it is believed that its pungent smell repels these insects, which, in addition to causing sleepless nights, transmit diseases such as dengue fever or malaria. Now, this belief has a scientific explanation.

Aerodynamic drag is a major “barrier” in high-speed airplanes, automobiles, and bullet trains. This is because a design with less aerodynamic drag allows the aircraft to move at higher speeds with less energy.

When an aircraft or car body moves at high speed, a thin layer of air called the…

An international team of astrophysicists has found evidence that the universe recycles black holes, merging them to form even larger ones. Gravitational waves recorded in recent years show that some of the heaviest black holes within star clusters exhibit clear signs of being…