Category: 9. Sci/Tech

What were Egypt’s alabaster jars actually used for? Their stone and inscriptions were easy to study, but their contents remained hidden. One unique vessel is now offering the first glimpse inside.

A new study reveals that an alabaster vase…

Young adults in Japan are having less and less sex, according to a recent review – and we don’t know why.

The review estimated that around half of Japanese people reach their mid-twenties with no sexual experience at all, and approximately…

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a…

After delays have been affecting airports nationwide due to the government shutdown, Apple…

During the Triassic period, Earth looked very different. The planet’s landmass formed the supercontinent Pangea, surrounded by a single vast ocean, and home to strange creatures competing for dominance. Among them was one of the earliest…

Thousands of manmade chemicals might be interfering with the genes of birds before they hatch, according to a recent study on ducklings.

Scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) injected small amounts of per- and…

In many churches, often strapped for cash, the switch to a heat pump may be borne from necessity. Staff at St. Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich, which already had solar panels, opted to make the jump to a heat pump system when one of their old…

Do you know what want to have happen to your body after you die? Do you want to…