Category: 7. SciTech

Conservationists are urging for more robust regulations to curb the escalating exotic pet trade, which sees wild reptiles, birds, and other…

Archaeologists say the idea that our ancient ancestors survived on nothing but meat – and that the “carnivore” fad diet somehow harkens…

In the darkest corners of the planet, where the light of the Sun never touches, eerie glows can yet be found, illuminating the shadows.

This is bioluminescence, a remarkable ability that has evolved, separately, at least 94 times throughout the history of life on Earth. Bioluminescent…

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

Many animals conceal illness for social reasons. For example, sick humans are known to risk…

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.

Launched in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the Surface Water and…

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet – California’s Mojave Desert in Death Valley…

Ever get that feeling there aren’t enough hours in a day? That no matter what you do, and how hard you work, it’s impossible to fit everything in? You may well be suffering from time poverty. And you certainly won’t be alone.

Time poverty – defined by psychologists as a chronic feeling…

A shingles vaccine could reduce your risk of dementia by 20 per cent or slow the progression of the disease once you’ve got it, according to recent research led by Stanford University, in the US.

If these findings can be backed up in future research, the vaccine – which is already available…

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists’ ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible through technological…