Category: 7. SciTech

Scientists have recently successfully isolated and sequenced the oldest-known RNA from a juvenile male woolly mammoth – thought to be about…

Thomas, who won reelection last week, points to the local pushback against the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway, which would put more than 30 data centers on the edge of a national reserve located in the north of the state. A group of homeowners have challenged the project in court, and a…

Theoretically, the radio signals from our earliest broadcasts have been spreading outwards through space since the beginning of radio.

They’ve travelled over 100 light-years by now and, according to researchers from Cornell, may have reached 75 star systems containing at least 29 potentially…

Obesity wonder drugs Wegovy and Zepbound are already showing that they can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in addition to helping people lose weight. Now, a US-wide trial will test whether tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound, may be an effective treatment…

A woolly mammoth that lived and died nearly 40,000 years ago has given us a spectacular scientific first, millennia later.

From the skin and muscle of a mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) named Yuka, whose remains were exquisitely preserved in the Siberian permafrost, a team of scientists has…

If you’re reading this on your phone, there’s a nine-in-10 chance you’re scrolling with your right hand. Roughly 85 to 90…

How many times have you said, “I wish the days were longer”? Well, NASA scientists say the construction of China’s Three Gorges Dam actually did make the days longer, by slowing the rotation of the Earth. Hallelujah! Extra time you can use to learn a new language, catch up at work, or even…

A new study has revealed that dogs began their physical transformation from wolves during the Middle Stone Age – several centuries earlier than…