Category: 7. SciTech

A fresh spritz of perfume might lift your mood, but it could also interfere with your body’s natural chemical defenses, according to new research. Scientists now say that personal care products like perfume and lotion may disrupt what’s known as the human oxidation field, a…

It takes a diver with very keen eyesight to spot one of the ocean’s most adorable molluscs. This species of tiny sea slug, Costasiella kuroshimae – also known as the leaf sheep – grows, at most, to a centimetre in length (about a fingernail’s width). And they’re superbly…

This story originally appeared Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

For the last two decades, homeowners have been able to claim thousands of dollars in federal tax credits to help offset the high up-front costs of going solar. Things were supposed to stay that way through 2034….

Unfortunately, we do get less flexible as we get older. Clinicians even have a test called ‘Sit to Stand’ (measuring the ability to stand up from a chair), widely used to examine physical function and screen older people at risk of falls and frailty.

There are lots of reasons why standing up…

Penguins might be doing more for the planet than we thought when it comes to fighting climate change. According to new research, the clouds around Antarctica could be fueled by penguin poop.

Scientists have found that penguin guano releases high levels of ammonia into the atmosphere….

Cognitive decline is often seen as an unavoidable part of getting older. But new research suggests that it may not be as permanent as we once believed. A team of scientists from Brazil has identified a molecule in the brain that appears to reverse brain aging and could even cancel out…

Getting to Mars has always been a game of patience. With current propulsion technology, even the fastest missions take around seven to nine months. But a British company says it’s found a way to cut that time in half, or more.

Pulsar Fusion, a UK-based aerospace firm, has revealed the…

A World War I submarine wreck off the coast of Southern California has been captured for…

On 20 May 2025, Donald Trump announced one of the most ambitious and controversial defence initiatives in US history: the Golden Dome.

The proposed $175 billion programme, which Trump wants completed before the end of his term in January 2029, aims to create an all-encompassing missile shield to…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could create your digital doppelgänger all too easily.

AI tools have been learning to create faces for decades. In fact, faces were the first thing used to test their abilities, for several reasons.

For one thing, faces are similar in structure and layout…