Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A fungus long blamed for the deaths of archaeologists who opened King Tutankhamun’s tomb may now help save lives. Researchers have harnessed the toxic fungus Aspergillus flavus – once linked to the so-called ‘pharaoh’s curse’ – to…

A Chinese submersible has discovered thousands of worms and molluscs nearly 10 kilometres (six miles) below sea level in the Mariana Trench, the deepest colony of creatures ever observed, a study revealed on Wednesday.

The discovery in Earth’s…

The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on 30 July 2025 generated tsunami waves that have reached Hawaii and coastal areas of the US mainland.

The earthquake’s magnitude of 8.8 is significant, potentially making…

Earth’s layers of rock are typically superimposed, or laid one on top of another, meaning that the oldest layers tend to be buried beneath the youngest layers. But researchers recently confirmed that this isn’t always the case, as strange…

While volcanoes ignite all sorts of chaos on Earth, ice volcanoes in space drive geological change in an entirely different way. The landscapes of icy moons across our Solar System are shaped not by molten lava flows, but by water that boils and…

An Indo-European language has resurfaced after a 2023 excavation in Turkiye (Turkey). 

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattusha has been a treasure trove of archaeological artifacts. Once the capital of the Hittite Empire, a…

“The Climate Working Group and the Energy Department look forward to engaging with substantive comments following the conclusion of the 30-day comment period,” Woods wrote. “This report critically assesses many areas of ongoing scientific…

When it comes to pooch plumpness, some dog breeds are more likely to be overweight than others, according to a recent study.

Researchers at Texas A&M University measured ‘food motivation’ by surveying more than 15,000 dog owners on their…

A recent underwater expedition has revealed a thriving network of creatures at the bottom of…