Category: 7. SciTech

Socialising with a new group of people can be daunting – but research suggests it’s not just humans that rely on a mutual friend to break…

After 25 years of research, scientists at Northwestern University, USA, have discovered why some adults can live well into their 80s and beyond with near-perfect cognition.

These ‘super-agers’, as the researchers call them, are aged 80 or older, but their memory is as good as that of adults…

Scientists are studying a type of snail that can grow its eyes back in the hope of helping humans with eye injuries.

The complex structure of…

An experimental pill made by Eli Lilly led to average weight loss of more than 12 percent of body weight in individuals with obesity, according to initial trial results announced by the drugmaker on Thursday. The pill is meant to be taken daily and would be an alternative to the company’s…

The structure known today as the Eiffel Tower was originally dubbed the Tour de 300 mètres, the 300-metre tower. The name was proposed by…

A deficiency of the metal lithium in the body could be a key factor contributing to the development of dementia in Alzherimer’s patients, a…

Phil McAlister, who directed NASA’s Commercial Space Division from 2005 to 2024, which included this commercial space station program, said the changes give NASA and the companies a chance for success, given that the agency’s budget will be less than anticipated.

“How was NASA’s previous…

The imprint of a human-like figure on the Shroud of Turin may have come from a shallow sculpture and not an actual person, according to a new…

A colossal stick insect found living in the highland rainforest of northeastern Australia could be the chonkiest (read: heaviest) bug the continent has to offer.

Acrophylla alta, as the species has been named, weighs up to 44 grams (1.6 ounces) – comparable to a golf ball. In length, it…