Category: 7. SciTech

At one point in the not-too-distant past, winter’s lack of birds completely flummoxed some of history’s greatest thinkers. Just a few hundred years ago philosophers posited that birds buried themselves in swamps, flew to the moon, or fully transformed into other animals during the cold… Continue Reading

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 A “weird” species of “walking” fish is helping shed light on how… Continue Reading

This is a special week for stargazers. Comet C/2023 A3, otherwise known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is set to pass by. It is not just any comet sighting; this is expected to be the best and most visible of the whole year. Originally spotted back in January 2023, the comet has been on a… Continue Reading

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 Scientists have successfully extracted DNA from ancient cheese for the… Continue Reading

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 The cannibalised skeletal remains of a member of the doomed 1845 British… Continue Reading

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 in Morocco have discovered the earliest known farming… Continue Reading

Have you ever seen a fish flying through the air while hunting a bald eagle? Neither have we, until now. And that can only mean one thing – the Comedy Wildlife Awards have announced their finalists for the 2024 version of their competition, and this year’s batch is as funny as ever. The… Continue Reading

In the Humboldt Current, off the coast of Chile, an enigmatic pod of orcas has been seen tearing apart unexpected prey. On multiple occasions, scientists and citizen scientists observed the sleek and efficient predators feasting on dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). It’s the first time… Continue Reading

Though they may have a reputation as being cold-blooded killers of the ocean who are ready to chow down on anything that crosses their paths, orcas are in fact very picky eaters. Like humans, they have different dietary preferences depending on their social groups and geographical… Continue Reading

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