Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Have you ever wondered why you have to get a flu shot every year, but some vaccines are one-and-done? It all has to do with how and how fast viruses evolve — and that depends on mutation rates.

Viruses are tiny microbes, even smaller than…

Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues were carved by several independent groups, including…

You could be at risk of a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol and not even know it, warns a new study. Familial hypercholesterolemia, it says, can go unnoticed for several generations – putting the people who have it at a dangerously…

A single stressful life event may be enough to lead to recurrent hair loss, a new study…

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Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues – the moai.

The magnitude and number of these…

Every November, Black Friday arrives with big claims of massive savings and “one-day-only” deals. We are bombarded with offers that seem too good to pass up. But beneath all this lies something far more strategic.

Black Friday is not simply…

The sauropod dinosaurs were many things. They were large, they were long, and they were especially enthusiastic plant-eaters. But they certainly weren’t agile. At around 80 tons, the most massive sauropods were slow and steady meanderers —…

Early cancer detection can mean the difference between a quick treatment and a life-changing diagnosis. For decades, doctors and scientists have chased the same goal: a simple blood test that could flag cancer early, long before symptoms show…

In a span of over 3,000 years, the Maya civilization broke ground in astronomy, architecture, and mathematics. But despite being so rich in advancements, this Mesoamerican culture experienced some major bumps along the way. The most disruptive…