Category: 7. SciTech

Deep below the surface of the ocean, a “lost city” rises from the depths. This so-called city is a combination of massive columns and carbonate walls, the result of hydrothermal activity within the area. It’s all part of a 700-meter-long (2,300 feet) section of seafloor that…

Archealistgists may have finally figured out the origin of a vast network of ridges and canals in Southern Iraq.

New evidence suggests that the…

Archaeologists have discovered that the ancestors of the Tibetan people, including a mysterious group known as the “ghost” population, came…

Brain-computer interface startup Paradromics today announced that surgeons successfully inserted the company’s brain implant into a patient and safely removed it after about 10 minutes.

It’s a step toward longer trials of the device, dubbed Connexus. It’s also the latest commercial…

Fostering curiosity and being eager to learn into old age can protect against the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study…

Scientists in Europe have discovered that a specific anti-aging drug mix can significantly extend the lifespan of mice while also improving their overall health. The combination involves two drugs, rapamycin and trametinib, both commonly used in cancer treatment. When tested together,…

A structured exercise routine can reduce the risk of death for people with colon cancer by more than a third, a study has found.

The results,…

Narcissism appears to have reached pandemic proportions. Just the other day, my nine-year-old announced that kids are branding each other narcissists in the playground. And why wouldn’t children adopt the label? It’s become fashionable for adults to use it for exes, bosses, even family…

What exactly is AI Scientist—just a fancy kind of neural net?

It’s not a single neural network, but rather an ensemble of computer programs that can help scientists make new discoveries. My group has already developed algorithms that can help with individual tasks, such as weather…

Perhaps the most surprising scientific discovery of the last decade is that the Universe is teeming with black holes.

They’ve been detected in a surprising variety of sizes: some with masses only a bit larger than the Sun, others that are billions of times larger. And they’ve been detected…