Category: 7. SciTech

The lunar surface might look like a barren wasteland of dust and rock, but scientists have just discovered signs of water all over the Moon’s surface. This lightning bolt of discovery comes in the form of a new analysis of various mineralogy maps of the Moon, which indicate there… 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 oldest known tombstone in the US belonged to an English knight and… Continue Reading

Black holes are one of the most mysterious cosmic phenomena, despite how much we continue to learn about them. While considered a mathematical possibility for many years, the first black hole wasn’t discovered until Cygnus X-1 in 1971.  We now know that black holes occur frequently… Continue Reading

Scientists may finally understand how the Greenland shark lives for 400 years. While not exactly that spectacular looking of a creature, the Greenland shark makes up for its hulking frame, sandpapery skin, and awkward fins by living for up to 400 years in the depths of the Arctic and… Continue Reading

Cats meow at each other. So Jonathan Losos always viewed a cat meowing to him as a kind of compliment. It was as if he was being saluted as a peer. Not so, it turns out. Rather, it’s all the better to manipulate you, my dear. Evolutionary biologist Losos ’84, a former Harvard faculty… Continue…

This week, skywatchers will be treated to yet another rare treat: Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, makes its way past Earth. This comet will be visible to the naked eye as it passes by our little planet, and folks in both the northern and southern hemispheres will have… 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 Traces of cocaine have been discovered in the brains of two people who died… 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 Octopuses are usually considered to be solitary creatures, but new research… Continue Reading

It seems octopuses might be the unlikely Muhammed Alis of the marine world. Biologists have filmed combative cephalopods throwing haymakers at fish who join them on cooperative hunting expeditions. Though largely solitary animals, octopuses often team up with schools of fish to hunt prey such… Continue Reading

It seems octopuses might be the unlikely Muhammed Alis of the marine world. Biologists have filmed combative cephalopods throwing haymakers at fish who join them on cooperative hunting expeditions. Though largely solitary animals, octopuses often team up with schools of fish to hunt prey such… Continue Reading