Category: 7. SciTech

Social scientist Kasley Killam has always been fascinated by the science of human connection. In college, for instance, she once decided to conduct a personal experiment and perform an act of kindness everyday for 108 days. At the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, she researched… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Extinction may be forever, but the next best thing may be just around the corner. Biotech company Colossal Biosciences is attempting to… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A new genomic study of Greenland sharks has revealed how they have one of the longest lifespans among animals, spanning centuries, without… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light on the rise of… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists are banding together for a major rally in the face of the Trump administration’s mass layoffs and the dismantling of research and… Continue Reading

For years, robots have relied on pre-programmed instructions and complex simulations to function. But now, scientists have developed self-aware robots that can learn and adapt in real time, just like humans. Instead of relying on engineers to program every movement, these robots watch… Continue Reading

Ever wondered why some dogs seem naturally rotund, no matter how much they run around? Turns out, the same genes that contribute to obesity in humans are also found in our pooches. In a new genome study, scientists have pinpointed several genes linked to obesity in dogs—genes that we humans… Continue Reading

For years, Ukrainian officials have hinted that they are working on Starlink alternatives. But the truth is, there aren’t many options on the table. The one most discussed is OneWeb, a satellite communications network owned by Eutelsat, a satellite operator in France. Like Starlink, this… Continue Reading

Just 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) of briny water separate the ocean’s surface from the depths known as the hadal zone. Yet for as much as we know what lurks in its cold darkness, it might as well be another world. The life that flourishes down there is also downright alien. A new study has……

Late last month, President Donald Trump sent out a volley of social media posts and statements critiquing Boeing for its failure to deliver a new Air Force One. The latest iteration of the storied presidential “flying fortress” was supposed to take to the skies in 2024, but a bumbling Continue Reading