Category: 7. SciTech

In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would split up the agency’s main arm devoted to scientific research. According to a report from NPR, scientists at the 1,500-person Office of Research and Development were told to apply to roughly 500 new scientific research…

It’s possible to eat both healthily and sustainably without entirely giving up meat, according to a new study.

After analysing 2,500 foods, scientists from the Technical University of Denmark claim it can be kind to both the planet and your body, provided you eat no more than 255g of pork or…

An interview with Paula and Bridgette Powers – identical twins who witnessed their mother’s carjacking – recently went viral. The way…

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric…

A potential new treatment could cut high blood pressure by 15 points within days, a new clinical trial suggests.

The drug, named lorundrostat,…

Strange stone circles found at the Isle of Skye could be evidence of the earliest human occupation of Scotland’s frigid northwest, pushing

Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way.

One of those ways creates quite a bit of suffering for humans: pollen, the infamous male gametophyte of the plant kingdom.

In the Southeastern U.S., where I live,…

Dementia is rising around the world. But in China, the numbers have reached staggering new heights, and experts are scrambling to understand why. A recent global study found that dementia cases in China have more than quadrupled in the past three decades, outpacing most other…

Most robberies involve the sort of goods you would typically expect – jewellery, electronics, or just plain old cash. But some thieves set their sights on rather more unusual loot.

Here are some of the strangest things ever stolen.

White gold

In 2022, thieves made off with 60 containers of…

Intermittent fasting has long been associated with weight loss, but new research suggests its effects go far beyond metabolism. Brain scans now show that fasting doesn’t just influence how we eat, it reshapes how we think by changing our brains. The practice appears to strengthen…