Category: 7. SciTech

The oldest evidence for the use of arrow poison globally was long thought to come from Egypt, dating to 4,000 years ago. It was a black, toxic…

Last February, a sick infant named KJ received a gene-editing treatment made just for him. Created in just six months, it was meant to correct a rare genetic mutation that was causing toxic ammonia to build up in his small body. The treatment likely saved his life, and baby KJ was discharged…

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in…

Hedgehogs have been part of human culture for thousands of years. Across different societies, they’ve been symbols of fertility, protection…

Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world have crunched the numbers on how much heat the world’s oceans are absorbing each year. In 2025, their measurements broke records once again, making this the eighth year in a row that the world’s oceans have absorbed more heat than the…

A Polish man suffered total loss of hair and sweating after getting a tattoo, according to a new study that calls for better regulation of body…

Some clever dogs can pick up on the names of hundreds of toys just through natural interactions with their owners.

A team led by cognitive scientist Shany Dror from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that so-called Gifted Word Learner dogs could learn the names of objects purely by…

A new study could help demystify a rare gastrointestinal condition that causes patients’ own bodies to produce alcohol, making them…

Thousands of native oysters have been introduced into Belfast Lough in a significant effort to restore the species, which vanished from the…

Dog owners may be inadvertently teaching their pets new words.

Eavesdropping “genius dogs” are able to learn names for objects by…