Category: 7. SciTech

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from behind. Your heart pounds, your blood pressure skyrockets. Goose bumps appear on your arms, sweat on… Continue Reading

Dust swept from the Sahara desert provides life at the bottom of the marine food chain with a critical nutrient. Without the iron carried far and wide in this mineral cloud, oceanic phytoplankton would struggle to bloom. According to a new study led by the University of California, Riverside,… Continue Reading

A 2013 study of 70 dogs of 37 breeds found that pooches circle before they poop, seemingly to align their spines with Earth’s north-south axis.  The placement of 1,893 stools (and 5,582 pools of urine) were analysed and when the dogs stopped spinning, they avoided east-west and pointed… Continue Reading

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth’s history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known chapters in that history, deep within Earth’s past. In fact, Earth’s inner core appears to have… Continue Reading

US space officials do not like to talk about the perils of flying astronauts on the aging International Space Station, elements of which are now more than a quarter of a century old. However, a new report confirms that NASA managers responsible for operating the space station are seriously… Continue Reading

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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 Archaeologists are revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World… Continue Reading

We’ve all been there. You’re eating a sandwich you’ve just made, and suddenly you notice a little spot of mold. No big deal, right? Some folks think you can just pick it off. Or, maybe you’re like me, and seeing any signs of mold on something just completely kills your… Continue Reading