Category: 7. SciTech

English children born in the 2020s are getting twice the daily recommended screentime, a new study warns.

Studies show the time spent by…

Scientists have shown that a non-invasive sound stimulation of the brain at a specific frequency can clear toxic proteins linked to…

Archaeologists have unearthed the largest-ever Viking “super ship” dating to the 1400s, a discovery that prompts a rethink of the scale of…

Cannabis is a talented plant, hiding a pharmacopeia in its flowers and foliage. Many of its compounds evolved millions of years ago to deter pests or pathogens, but humans have found a few extra uses in recent millennia.

A new study looks deep into cannabis’s past to explore the evolutionary…

Homosexual behaviour in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh environments, are hunted by predators, or live in more complex societies, scientists said Monday.

Males or females of the same sex mounting or otherwise stimulating each…

Some 60 primate species, including baboons, chimpanzees and vervet monkeys, express homosexuality, according to a new study that sheds further…

In the 2023 movie Plane starring Gerard Butler, a commercial aircraft is caught in a terrible storm. Dark purple thunderclouds…

Studying how honeybees process information may help humans communicate with aliens, according to a new thought experiment.

Although the…

Microplastics from everyday sources such as water bottles can directly damage the pancreas, according to a new study.

Previous studies have…