The age of the Universe can be derived by measuring its current rate of expansion and then extrapolating backwards. In practice, however, we also have to know how that expansion rate may have changed through time, and this is dictated by the matter composition and energy density of the…
Category: 7. SciTech
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This AI can tell your biological age just by looking at a few drops of blood
Your birthday might tell you how many years you’ve been alive, but it doesn’t reveal how well your body is holding up. Now, scientists in Japan have developed an AI biological age test that can do exactly that, using nothing more than five drops of blood.
Created by a research team…
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This Tully monster mystery keeps getting weirder
Sometimes evolution produces an organism so weird and wonderfully different to anything that we know of that scientists are stumped. Enter the Tully monster, a soft-bodied sea creature that swam in the muddy estuaries of what’s now Illinois, around 300 million years ago.
It was discovered in…
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Lose weight while eating junk food? Scientists may have found a way
It’s easy to assume people with obesity eat more because they simply love food more. However, new research suggests the opposite. In fact, the more weight you gain, the less pleasure your brain actually gets from food. This has to do with the connection between your brain’s level…
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Archeologists unearth signs of British control in Florida after centuries of Spanish rule
Centuries-old buildings and a massive stone fort in St. Augustine, Florida, serve as enduring reminders of Spain’s long history in the…
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Shuttle used to supply the International Space Station with food is damaged as future trips are put on hold
A spacecraft that is used to bring food, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station has reportedly been damaged, putting…
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Sperm Stem Cells Were Used for the First Time in an Attempt to Restore Fertility
“What we expected out of this initial transplant was to demonstrate that the method was safe and that it was feasible,” Orwig says. Ultrasounds show that Hsu’s testicular tissue was unharmed by the procedure and his hormone levels are in the normal range. For now, his semen still lacks…
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Shuttle used to transport food to the ISS is damaged as future trips are put on hold
A spacecraft used to bring food, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station has been damaged, putting future trips on hold….
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Medieval medical treatments: Couples thought weasel testicles could cure infertility. Here’s why
A new exhibition offers a glimpse into the unusual and sometimes bizarre medical practices of the Middle Ages.
The Cambridge University Library…
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Archaeologists perplexed by Bronze Age Mesopotamian burial of ritually sacrificed teens
Archaeologists have a discovered a strange abundance of teenagers’ remains at “one of the richest” ancient Mesopotamian grave sites, a…
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