Category: 7. SciTech

Longevity gains made in the first half of the 20th century have significantly slowed down in recent decades, according to a new study.

The…

Scientists have discovered a “hypercarnivore” crocodile-relative species in Argentina that terrorised dinosaurs in the region with its…

If you’ve ever wanted to live your life adrift amid a sea of gently glowing succulents, that dream just got a tiny step closer.

A team of scientists at South China Agricultural University has managed to create succulents that glow in the dark through a process that can be recharged using…

Last week, a ‘blue fleet’ of tiny dragons forced the closure of several beaches in Spain.

Sometimes referred to as blue angels, the colorful creatures are a rare sight in the Mediterranean. Viewed from above, the silver-grey ‘bellies’ of these surface-floating sea slugs (Glaucous atlanticus)

Susan Monarez is no longer the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post by the official Department of Health and Human Services X account. She had been in the position for just a month. In the wake of her apparent ouster, several other CDC leaders have…

Scientists may have discovered a reaction that provides the “missing link” to help explain how early life formed on Earth about 4 billion…

An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise back in 2022: an ancient dried-up lake bed paved with what appears to be a yellow brick road.

The exploration vessel Nautilus discovered the eerie scene while surveying the Liliʻuokalani ridge in

One of the “strangest dinosaurs” ever discovered had elaborate armour including spikes of up to a metre-long projecting out of its neck,…

You won’t find the word ‘love’ in the published papers of scientists who research non-human animals. Ironically, though, most animal behaviour scientists were drawn to the subject because of their deep and abiding interest in them.

And yet, generations of researchers have been trained not…