Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Just a tiny amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a person’s breathing. The synthetic opioid is tasteless, odorless, and invisible when mixed with other substances, and drug users are often unaware of its…

Conservationists are urging for more robust regulations to curb the escalating exotic pet…

Archaeologists say the idea that our ancient ancestors survived on nothing but meat – and…

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, according to a new genomics study.

The question of when humans first arrived on the continent is contentious among…

In the darkest corners of the planet, where the light of the Sun never touches, eerie glows can yet be found, illuminating the shadows.

This is bioluminescence, a remarkable ability that has evolved, separately, at least 94 times throughout…

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

Many animals conceal illness for social…

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant waves and allow for better prediction and warning systems.

Launched in 2022 by NASA and the French space agency Centre…

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet -…

Researchers have returned to the records of a rare sky phenomenon seen in China around 2,700 years ago. Applying modern astronomy methods and measurements to recreate the appearance of the sun in Qufu, the capital city of the ancient state of Lu,…