Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Whether from biohacking podcasters, flashy social media ads, nutrition gurus, or blinding ring-lit influencers, you’ve probably heard that well-managed blood sugars are the foundation of good health.

No longer seen as just a concern for people…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.

Sip a glass of wine, and you will notice liquid continuously weeping down the wetted side of the glass. In 1855, James Thomson, brother of Lord Kelvin, explained in the Philosophical…

As the 21st century gathers pace, it’s clear we’re living through a golden age of scientific discovery. From rewiring our understanding of the Universe to reshaping the tools of everyday life, breakthroughs once thought impossible are now…

Key Takeaways on Animals of the Cambrian Period

• Animals of the Cambrian period went through one of the greatest evolutionary surges in history, known as the Cambrian Explosion.
• Animals of the Cambrian period likely began as worms or worm-like…

Scientists have developed a microrobot that can deliver medicine exactly where it’s needed using magnets, according to a recent study from ETH Zurich, a Swiss university.

This new technology could enable doctors to dissolve blockages that cause…

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

It can carry life-threatening diseases. It’s difficult to find and hard to kill. And it’s obsessed with human blood.

The Aedes aegypti is a…