Category: 7. SciTech
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The rise in human life expectancy is finally slowing down
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter The rise in human life expectancy may be finally slowing down after nearly… Continue Reading
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Gravity and spacetime have a strange relationship. An astrophysicist explains why
Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity says that the presence of mass warps or bends space (it actually warps the four-dimensional construct known as ‘space-time’). Gravity is the force that objects experience due to that curvature of space-time. It’s strongest where space-time is most… Continue Reading
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Scientists reveal the one trick to make your dog understand what you’re saying
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists have revealed the trick to getting your pet dog to understand… Continue Reading
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To Be a Good Pregnancy Surrogate, It Helps to Be a Dominatrix First
Hiring someone to carry your baby to term is a booming business. The market for surrogacy is expected to expand to $129 billion by 2032, fueled by older parents, rising infertility, and more same-sex families. Silicon Valley contributes to the growth too: Tech companies like Google, Meta, and… Continue Reading
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Experts say extinct species will be brought back from dead before 2028 – with help from Paris Hilton and Chris Hemsworth
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Experts have said there is a strong chance a long-lost species, such as
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Dogs can understand you if you slow down your speech, study finds
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter If you want your dog to understand what you are saying, try speaking a… Continue Reading
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Scientists discover how ants took advantage of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Ants started farming 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid… Continue Reading
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Everest is getting taller every year – and now scientists think they know why
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much… Continue Reading
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Scientists discover there wasn’t just one asteroid which killed dinosaurs – after 66 million years
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped… Continue Reading
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Farmed oysters are mysteriously dying off in the millions and scientists are struggling to figure out why
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Oysters are experiencing mass die-offs along the US coastline, leaving… Continue Reading