Category: 7. SciTech

It’s one of the most memorable scenes in the original Jurassic Park movie: the dinosaur Dilophosaurus spreads the frill around its…

Regardless of how you celebrate end-of-year holidays, food is probably central to your winter festivities. And a trio of spices – cinnamon,…

Feeling tired is the new normal

Suffering from poor concentration, cravings, or bad coordination? These are all signs of sleep deprivation – and it’s a worldwide issue.

Globally, roughly two-thirds of adults are estimated to wake up at least once each night. In the UK, 1 in 5 adults…

From non-stick frying pans to stain-resistant sofas, some of the most innovative everyday products are made using chemicals known as per- and…

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the elusive “vampire squid from hell” for the first time, providing insights into the origin of…

Most UK rivers are contaminated by a chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This is a type of human-made chemical known as perfluorinated…

New Zealand is urging the public to look out for nests of invasive Asian yellow-legged hornets that are…

A single-celled organism squirming about in the searing waters of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park has just set a record for heat tolerance.

The newly named Incendiamoeba cascadensis – meaning “fire amoeba from the Cascades”, as described in a preprint on bioRxiv – grows and…