Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Australopithecus prometheus or Australopithecus africanus? Though the question might sound simple, it isn’t so straightforward for scientists, who have been stumped by the famous “Little Foot” fossil for almost 30 years.

Found in South…

Personality traits are often treated as quirks — the habits and tendencies that shape how we think, feel, and interact with others. But a new analysis suggests they may also play a quieter, more consequential role: influencing how long we…

Hiding deep in the Pacific Ocean, a rarely seen cephalopod may be one of nature’s most cunning masters of disguise. In March 2023, an underwater rover caught a glimpse of the squid while trudging along the Pacific seafloor at a depth of around…

For decades, archaeologists have relied on chemical signatures locked inside ancient bones to reconstruct what people once ate. But those techniques have a blind spot: foods consumed occasionally or in small amounts often disappear from the…

An epidemiologist who has speculated about whether there is a connection between Covid-19 vaccines and “turbo cancer” in young people, and works as chief epidemiologist at a company that sells ivermectin alongside reviews that claim it has…

One of the most famous hominin fossils may not be as familiar as we thought. The specimen, affectionately dubbed “Little Foot”, could represent an entirely new species.

Discovered in Sterkfontein cave in South Africa, Little Foot is believed…

Key Takeaways on Octopuses Changing Color

• Octopuses change color to camouflage themselves from predators such as stingrays and eels. Octopuses have even been observed changing color in their sleep.
• Octopus’s color-changing ability is known as…

A compound found in magic mushrooms can treat depression by cutting brain activity that gets…