Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Pterosaurs entered the air deep in the Triassic, more than 220 million years ago. Birds followed much later, with early forms such as Archaeopteryx appearing roughly 150 million years ago. Although both groups mastered flight, how their brains…

Our memories don’t all carry the same weight. Some moments settle into place without effort, while others slip away almost immediately, leaving only the faintest trace behind. But what pushes one experience toward long-term storage while…

On the island of Rapa Nui, more commonly known as Easter Island, more than 1,000 moai statues stand tall. These stone-faced humanoid figures may all look virtually the same from a distance, but look closely, and you’ll start to notice the…

Our personal genomes (the genetic information of an organism) are littered with the remnants of viruses that infected our ancestors.

But fear not. These viruses aren’t infectious, like the ones that cause COVID-19 or the common cold, but rather…

A significant collection of new archaeological discoveries has been unveiled in southeast

A jumble of bones and teeth confirms two species of human ancestor lived side by side over 3.3 million years ago in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift.

This is the first clear evidence that these ancient relatives may have overlapped not just in time but…

Understanding the evolution of our ancestral hominins and their place in the family tree drives paleoanthropologists. By analyzing fossilized remains, scientists can reconstruct life millions of years ago and explore what environmental pressures…

How much of the ocean is just whale pee? It’s not true that the seas are salty because of whale pee, although a single fin whale can produce as much as 250 gallons of urine a day.

Admittedly, no one’s worked out the exact volume urinating…