Category: 7. SciTech

Per Shiffman and Wester, an “overwhelming majority” of respondents said that Bluesky has a “vibrant and healthy online science community,” while Twitter no longer does. And many Bluesky users reported getting more bang for their buck, so to speak, on Bluesky. They might have a lower…

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable set of 11,500-year-old carved stone animals – a fox, a vulture, and a wild…

Personality traits, such as psychopathy and narcissism are replacing the old notion of ‘evil’.

It’s hard to think of acts more despicable than the brutal attacks, kidnappings, rapes and murders carried out by the psychopath Ted Bundy, for example. Especially as when he faced justice for…

The verifiably oldest ever person in the world is Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days old. 

It’s incredible to imagine what Calment and today’s supercentenarians (people who are 110 years old or older) have witnessed in their lifetimes. Just think what it…

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench — seven kilometres below sea level — lie hidden clues about some of the most…

Humans have always chased speed – from race cars to rockets – but nowhere is the thrill of going faster more extreme than in the world of fighter jets. Built for power, agility and raw velocity, these machines push the limits of engineering and physics.

In this gallery, we count down the 10…

Scientists have deciphered the genome of the bacterium behind the world’s first recorded pandemic that swept through the eastern Mediterranean…

Given these and other recent milestones, Peng says it’s realistic to think that at least one BCI system could gain approval in China by 2027.

Minmin Luo, director of the Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CIBR) in Beijing, agrees that the country is well on its way to meeting the goals set…

Scientists have identified two natural compounds that could help reverse ageing in brain cells and remove harmful protein buildup, raising…

A small adjustment to one’s walking style can ease osteoarthritis pain as effectively as medication and delay the need for knee surgery by…