Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues were carved by several independent groups, including competing families, without any central authority…
Category: 7. SciTech
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Most people with high-cholesterol gene don’t know they have it, warns study
You could be at risk of a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol and not even know it, warns a new study. Familial hypercholesterolemia, it says, can go unnoticed for several generations – putting the people who have it at a dangerously high risk of heart attacks and stroke.
The…
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Single stressful event enough to trigger recurring hair loss, study suggests
A single stressful life event may be enough to lead to recurrent hair loss, a new study suggests.
Researchers from Harvard University found that…
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Fire safety experts explain how Hong Kong inferno spread so quickly to multiple buildings
The towering inferno that burnt down multiple high-rises and killed dozens of people in Hong Kong was fuelled by…
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Wolf displays never-before-seen behavior as it ‘uses tools’ | News
A wolf was caught on camera displaying behavior never seen before in wild canids, members of the dog family, as it appeared to use tools to gather food.
The animal was observed in the Indigenous Haíɫzaqv Nation Territory on the central coast of British Columbia swimming out to a buoy marker,…
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How every one of your cells is packed with ancient viruses
Our personal genomes (the genetic information of an organism) are littered with the remnants of viruses that infected our ancestors.
But fear not. These viruses aren’t infectious, like the ones that cause COVID-19 or the common cold, but rather sequences that have silently become integrated…
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Discovery of ancient statues in Turkey rewrites prehistoric human history
A significant collection of new archaeological discoveries has been unveiled in southeast Turkey, offering fresh insights into a pivotal period…
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Without whale pee, the world’s oceans would probably fall apart. Here’s why
How much of the ocean is just whale pee? It’s not true that the seas are salty because of whale pee, although a single fin whale can produce as much as 250 gallons of urine a day.
Admittedly, no one’s worked out the exact volume urinating cetaceans add to the oceanic mix, but what marine…
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Is crossing your eyes really bad for you? We asked an optometrist.
When your mom told you to stop crossing your eyes as a kid or they’d stay stuck that way, was she right? Don’t tell her we said…
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