Category: 7. SciTech

Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to fevers. A new study by Harvard researchers reveals the deep roots of that relationship: Several hot spots of medicinal plant diversity correspond to regions with long…

Have you ever wondered if your cat could be a cold-blooded killer?

Perhaps it was the way they stalked you from the top of your refrigerator or…

The idea that humans might communicate through chemical signals called pheromones has captivated scientists and the public for decades, inspiring countless studies in search of proof.

In animals, pheromones are well understood. Ants follow chemical trails to navigate and communicate, dogs mark…

One of the strangest mysteries about our Earth is the presence of two dense, giant blobs inexplicably clustered above the planet’s core.

Now, new models might reveal where they have come from, and it’s neither of the expected origin stories. Rather, some material may have oozed from a leaking…

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A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare and intimate window into the life of a…

Scientists have discovered a whole new type of roar produced by African lions, indicating the big cat’s communication could be more complex…

While animal mothers are known to sometimes dispatch of their young, very few animals will kill their own mother: the care she gives is just too valuable. But it turns out some ants can be tricked into matricide, killing their own queen, and scientists have captured the chilling coup on…

When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce – but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach.

The behavior captured on video in a remote part of British Columbia province shows a wolf completing…