Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A previously hidden bar of iron has been found inside the Ring Nebula, one of the night sky’s most familiar stellar remnants. The structure, described for the first time in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stretches across the…

The Canary Islands once had rats that were hard to miss. Members of the extinct genus Canariomys grew far larger than mainland grass rats, reaching the size of a small dog, and were shaped by isolation and a lack of predators. Fossils show that…

After you’ve come home from a long day at work or a trip to the grocery store, your dog may be the first thing to greet you as you walk through the door. With their tail wagging out of control, they’re beyond happy to see you. But how do they…

There is a shark that can walk on land. That fact alone sounds like biology showing off. But even more impressively, the epaulette shark — a small, spotted reef dweller also known as a “walking shark” — has added another surprise to its…

On Thursday, OpenAI announced its investment in neurotech startup Merge Labs, cofounded by its CEO, billionaire Sam Altman. OpenAI will collaborate with the new venture to develop technology to link people’s brains to computers.

Merge Labs has…

Scientists have unearthed a remarkable collection of mummified cheetah remains from caves in…

Seven naturally mummified cheetahs discovered in caves in northern Saudi Arabia, some dating back nearly 2,000 years, reveal that at least two cheetah subspecies once lived on the Arabian Peninsula. Genetic evidence from the remains shows the…

A young woman pushes a balled-up piece of napkin into a cup of Jell-O, asking…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy have…