Category: 7. SciTech

Mysterious dark streaks first observed on Mars in the 1970s are not what many believed they were.

Scientists now say the curious features…

Skywatchers are in for a special treat this June when the Strawberry Moon makes its annual appearance. But this year’s event comes with a rare twist, as it will be the lowest full moon visible in the Northern Hemisphere since 2006, making it an especially captivating sight.

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For years, scientists have watched nematodes build massive superorganisms in the form of writhing towers. But, they’ve only seen it happen in the lab. Now, though, researchers write that they’ve observed these massive, disturbing towers writhing in the wild for the first time…

Can you brew alcohol in your body? Yes, but only if you have a very rare condition called auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), which occurs when certain bacteria and yeasts in the gut break down carbohydrates into ethanol.

People with ABS can appear drunk, despite not having touched an alcoholic…

The world is full of intriguing paradoxes. Does this article still exist when you’re not reading it? If I travelled back in time and killed my grandfather, would I still be writing this now? And how can two socks go into the washing machine, but only one sock comes out? Perhaps the biggest…

For some people, noisy environments are just too much for their brains to handle. A loud restaurant, a party with friends, or even waiting in line to catch the next subway to work can make it almost impossible to focus on what anyone around them is saying. Now, researchers may finally…

Many of the manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls may be much older than previously thought, according to a new study that could transform…

Chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from an android robot imitating human facial expressions, according to a new study that raises more questions…

Taking the relatively simple step of trimming the horns of wild rhinoceroses is enough to dramatically reduce the rate at which the animals are killed by poachers.

Across 11 nature reserves in South Africa, scientists found that dehorning black (Diceros bicornis) and white rhino (

Researchers may have come up with an interesting new treatment for cancer by talking to AI. According to a paper published this month, a research team led by the University of Cambridge turned to an “AI scientist” powered by GPT-4 to help create a new AI-designed cancer treatment…