Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Crocodiles are masters of survival. These ancient reptiles have been around for about 90 million years, outlasting dinosaurs and enduring multiple extinction events. Around 5 million years ago, they crossed from Africa to the Americas and evolved…

A huge “zombie” volcano in Bolivia is showing signs of life, but scientists say, thankfully, that there is little immediate risk of an eruption.

Uturuncu, a towering peak in the Central Andes, last erupted around 250,000 years ago. 

Yet for…

At 12:30 pm local time on Monday, the power went out. Across Spain and Portugal trains, planes, and traffic lights abruptly stopped working.

Reports emerged of people being stuck in lifts, and Google Maps live data showed traffic jams in big…

Devastating tornadoes cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and dozens of deaths…

Whether we’re apartment hunting or planning our next getaway, the amount and quality of nearby nature often plays a big role. Surrounding ourselves with greenery isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s good for our minds. Time spent in green…

“Digitally remastered!” Whether it’s another 10-disc Beatles box set just in time for the holiday season or a compilation of hip-hop classics on

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up on the shore. The whale had never been seen in the wild, and finding a recently deceased adult male meant that, for the…

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research suggests.

Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the Egyptian gods around 3,000 years ago that humans…

Two years ago, astronomers believe they detected a star devouring one of its planets. Now, new observations of the aftermath of same event from the James Webb Space Telescope have suggested a scenario previously only considered in the realms of…

A vast cloud of hydrogen gas – one of the largest single structures ever observed in the sky – has been discovered surprisingly close to Earth.

Named Eos after the Greek goddess of the dawn, the cloud was detected because of its faint…