Category: 7. SciTech

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living species….

In 2022, transportation accounted for nearly 30% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Most of that came from ICE vehicles running on fossil fuels. Despite years of hype and investment, electric vehicles still make up just 8% of cars on U.S. roads.

For many drivers, switching to an EV is…

Ever wonder if your cat could pick you out of a line up?

New research suggests they could … but maybe not in the way you would expect.

Previous research has found that only 54% of cats could recognise humans by their face alone.

So how does your cat know it’s you?

Studying the sniff

A new

The Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t even begun, and forecasters are already sounding the alarm. Yup, you heard that right: the 2025 season, which officially runs from 1 June to 30 November, is expected to be an unusually active one. 

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Imagine your body as a big sugar bowl. At birth, the bowl is empty. Over several decades, you eat sugar and refined carbohydrates and the bowl gradually fills up. And when you next eat, sugar comes in and spills over the sides of the bowl because the bowl is already full.

The same situation…

Browsing the sunscreen aisle at the pharmacy can be overwhelming. Gone are the days of tanning oil and only a few brands of sun…

A combination of two cancer drugs significantly boosts lifespan in mice, according to a new study that may lead to better strategies for

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…

She imagines industrial activity in space, freeing up land on Earth. Hollywood directors shooting films in orbit. And botanists traveling back and forth to check on their Space Gardens. She and her colleagues are currently seeking funding to help make their concept a space-going reality. The…

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