Category: 7. SciTech

Far above your head, constellations of satellites are working constantly to provide the positioning, navigation, and timing systems that quietly run modern life. Known as the global navigation satellite system, or GNSS, signals from these satellites provide the foundation for mobile networks,… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Many more supermassive black holes could be hiding in the universe than previously thought, according to a new study. Astronomers from the

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A new study is looking into the mystery of how 5,000 year-old-mummies were tattoed. Researchers are using lasers to uncover highly intricate… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Mysterious medieval stone disks unearthed in Ukraine were likely used by the Vikings as solar compasses to navigate the seas, a new study… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Highly detailed tattoos on Peruvian mummies were made with “special effort” around 1,200 years ago, likely using cactus needles or… Continue Reading

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An international team has successfully extracted the world’s oldest ice sample from Antarctica. Spanning 1.2 million years of climate history, this ancient ice core promises to unveil secrets about Earth’s past climate systems and help us understand the climate of Earth’s… Continue Reading

Tonight, the Wolf Moon takes center stage. This full moon, traditionally named by Native American tribes for the howling wolves heard during the cold winter months, will also play a leading role in a rare astronomical occurrence: a lunar occultation of Mars. For much of North America,… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email When is the end for humankind? Whether it’s by a nuclear holocaust, a result of exceeding a critical climate threshold, at the hands of

Depressurization, the other big contributor to contamination, occurs when firefighting efforts draw massive amounts of water from the system in a short period. “A water line that connects to a house can generally put out about 9 gallons per minute,” says Whelton.“Firefighters can draw 500… Continue Reading