Category: 7. SciTech

Japan has found a potentially perfect place to build a commercial underwater gold mine – although whether it should is another matter inspiring great global debate.

In a submerged volcanic crater off the southeastern coast of Japan, researchers have identified black smoker chimneys and…

The popular image of paleontology is a scientist in shorts and a wide-brimmed hat, dramatically uncovering a magnificent, intact skeleton from desert sands.

The reality is that most prehistoric remains are isolated. A tooth here. A phalanx there.

But to a paleontologist, these scattered…

During this year’s World Cup, one very peculiar image caught the attention of fans and commentators: Portuguese forward Pedro Neto played a match with the back of his cleats cut off, right above the heel. It wasn’t an accident. The modification was intended to relieve pressure on a…

By the end of June, the heat wave that has engulfed Europe, with temperatures hitting 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit), had been linked to 1,300 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 700…

If you’re reading this while the blinds are drawn against yet another heat wave and wondering whether it’s finally time to buy an air conditioner, you’re far from alone. At the end of June, as temperatures climbed well above 40 degrees Celsius across Europe, shoppers in France literally forced…