Category: 7. SciTech

The European Space Agency has achieved yet another “first” for humankind by capturing the first photos of the Sun’s south pole. These images were captured by the agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft, and it gives us our first distinct look at the atmosphere of the Sun’s southern…

The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to roll back emissions standards for power plants, the second-largest source of CO₂ emissions in the country, on Wednesday, claiming that the American power sector does not “contribute significantly” to air pollution.

“The bottom line is that the…

It is difficult to trace the oldest cheese in the world, although we have direct evidence that humans have consumed milk for thousands of years.

Archaeologists have identified milk residues on ancient pots unearthed from many regions of the world.

Studying the carbon isotopes of fatty acids in…

It’s 7:30 p.m., and if you’re the parent of a toddler, you’re likely in the thick of the bedtime routine: bath, pajamas,…

In October 2012, one of the largest and most destructive storms to emerge from the Atlantic devastated the US and Caribbean.

Hurricane Sandy left deep scars in affected communities, including the loss of more than 250 lives, tens of billions of dollars in damage, and the less tangible – but…

There’s an entirely new world of food developing right in front of us and it comes in the form of lab-grown meats. While we’ve already seen quite a few advancements in this field over the past couple of years, the newest is the official launch of lab-grown salmon in a Portland…

Humans have long been fascinated by the possibility of finding technologically advanced beings elsewhere in the Universe, but what if such a civilisation had lived right here on Earth, long before humans evolved?

In 2018, physicist Prof Adam Frank and Dr Gavin Schmidt, a climate modeller,

A newly discovered dinosaur from Mongolia, named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or “Dragon Prince,” is believed to be a crucial ancestor of the

Short on time? Read our one-minute summary and get all the facts:

• A study has claimed that out of 186 nations, only Guyana is fully self-sufficient in food production – every other country relies on imports for at least one major food group.
• Many nations rely heavily on just a few trading…