Category: 7. SciTech

Want to keep your brain sharp as you age? The secret might be as simple as regularly exercising your maths and reading skills – at work, at home, or even while scrolling through this article. A groundbreaking new study led by Stanford University’s Professor Eric Hanushek suggests that keeping… Continue Reading

The State Department’s air quality program eventually became an example of a smart, efficient diplomacy that boosted American soft power while bringing about real-world changes. “I’ve never seen an initiative of the US government have such an immediate, dramatic impact in a country,”… 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

On a warm summer morning at Princeton University, aerospace engineer Aimy Wissa was at the university helipad, preparing to fly a remote-controlled plane. But this wasn’t just any model aircraft. Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin,… 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 discovered a mysterious set of 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions’ atop a pyramid in El… Continue Reading

With a fabled ability to purify tainted water or heal ailments, the narwhal’s spiraling tusk was highly coveted during the Middle Ages when it was mistaken for a unicorn’s horn. As narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are almost as elusive as the fantasy they helped fuel, researchers have had a… Continue Reading

New analysis has revealed that resistance and strength training are the most effective exercises for tackling insomnia. In fact, data from 2,000 participants across various studies suggests that weighted workouts can improve sleep quality by up to 35 per cent more than aerobic exercise, such as… Continue Reading

One of Africa’s giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by the international trade in dried insects. Luca Luiselli, a… Continue Reading