Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Clouds usually come in chaotic, shifting forms that look like cotton balls, dragons, or even your favorite cartoon character if you squint just right. But in 2014, NASA’s Terra satellite captured a near-perfect circle of clouds…

Archeological evidence has indicated that early humans fabricated tools during the Middle Paleolithic period in Europe and Africa. East Asia, during that same time, was considered less advanced. A new finding demonstrates that we need to adjust…

While a drop in libido is often associated with aging in women, it’s not just a female issue. Around 26 percent of men over 70 report a loss of sexual desire as well. Sex isn’t just about reproduction — physical intimacy fosters emotional…

One night in May 2022, two astrophotographers camping near Lake Puma Yumco in Tibet caught something extraordinary on film: bursts of glowing red lightning dancing in the sky. These weren’t UFOs or camera glitches, though, they were…

Deep-sea anglerfish have a very weird way of mating. Tiny males bite onto the much bigger females and in some species, his body tissues fuse with hers.

The male effectively turns into a sack of sperm hanging onto the female, ready for her to use…

The use of antibiotics in livestock farming has transformed the industry over recent decades, fuelling productivity gains as agriculture races to keep up with a growing global population and rising demand for animal-source foods.

These drugs,…

Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.

While the difference in cognitive abilities was a…

In 1919, a student at the University of Cambridge had an extra ticket to a lecture being given by an astronomer who had just returned from a trip off the west coast of Africa where he observed the stars and a solar eclipse.

Cecilia…

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by

The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as “fifth generation”. They contain…