Category: 9. Sci/Tech

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…

Scientists say they’ve finally solved the mystery behind what happens just before lightning…

Most US adults have a heart that’s ageing faster than they are – sometimes by more than a decade – according to a new study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine.

The study, published in journal JAMA Cardiology, used a new calculator…

Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes?

You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a class A…

It’s an oft-cited strange-but-true fact: There are as many bacteria in your gut as there are other cells in your body. This community of microbes (not just bacteria, but viruses, fungi, archaea, and eukaryotes as well) is called the “gut…

A mysterious, orange gunk found in a bronze jar uncovered some 70 years ago at an ancient shrine near Pompeii, Italy, has finally been identified as honey.

After several failed attempts over recent decades, researchers from the University of…