Category: 7. SciTech

If you’re a pet owner, there has likely been at least one instance where you’ve looked at your dog or cat and thought, “I really wish I could understand you.” Maybe it’s when they wake you up at four in the morning jumping on your chest, meowing like the world is ending. Or…

Astronomers have uncovered what they say just might be the heaviest black hole we’ve ever seen. The “ultramassive” black hole is located at the center of a galaxy nearly six billion light years away. Based on measurements, astronomers say that the black hole weighs as much as 36…

Researchers have created a new 2D carbon material that is actually stronger than graphene. The material was created by researchers at Rice University, and they say that it is strong enough to prevent cracks from forming easily, and that it can absorb more energy before…

Mosquitoes are infamously the world’s deadliest animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever.

 In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of threat, so they don’t feature in the three-way tie…

Have you ever been out to dinner with friends, or on a walk through your favourite park, and found yourself curiously unmoved by any of it? The atmosphere is great, the food is good, the weather is beautiful – but you find no pleasure in what should be a distinctly pleasurable experience.

The…

No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does.

With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the ‘great’ white (Carcharodon carcharias) is widely regarded as one of…

Archaeologists have unearthed rare artefacts dating to the last ice age at a cave in Australia’s Blue Mountains, providing definitive proof…

The remains of captain Cook’s ship, HMS Endeavour, has been located off the US coast after sinking 250 years ago.

Between 1768 and 1771, the…

In his current research, there are still gaps to be filled: how the CYP26B1 gradient is regulated, how retinoic acid connects to the Shox gene, and what downstream factors determine the formation of specific structures, such as the humerus or radius bones.

From Healing to Regeneration

Monaghan…