Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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Were Neanderthals kissing? Scientists link the first kiss back 21 million years
If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a Neanderthal;…
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How do snakes move? It’s not all slithering.
You know that scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where Harry…
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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
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Ultra-rare pink grasshopper spotted in New Zealand
Researchers have spotted an “exceptionally rare” pink grasshopper near a lake in New…
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Vaping Is ‘Everywhere’ in Schools—Sparking a Bathroom Surveillance Boom
It’s this creeping surveillance that gives some students pause, even those who told The 74 they otherwise support vape detectors in bathrooms. The possibility of unknown capabilities with the sensors is “very scary to me” said Moledina, the…
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Chinese scientists find way to make rubber and plastic without having to rely on fossil fuel
Chinese scientists have developed a new method to directly manufacture rubber and plastic…
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Kissing may have first evolved in early humans and neanderthals 21 million years ago
Romantic kissing likely evolved for the first time in a common ancestor of humans and other…
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Upside-Down Skull Reveals That Neanderthal Noses Lacked Special Traits to Deal With Cold Air
Learn how a common interpretation of Neanderthal noses could be changed due to a skeleton trapped inside a sinkhole.
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