Category: 9. Sci/Tech

For anyone who’s ever tried to outrun a junk-food habit, science may have some encouraging news. A new study in Brain Medicine, conducted in Ireland, has uncovered that regular exercise can counteract the depression-like effects of a…

What better to draw you off your sofa and out into the dark fall night than the chance to spot a pair of comets that will never return to Earth in our lifetimes?

These heavenly bodies, named Lemmon and SWAN, are non-periodic comets, meaning they…

Mosquitoes have been identified in Iceland for the first time, reports the country’s Institute of Natural History. The invasive bugs’ presence is a further sign of how climate change is impacting flora and fauna worldwide.

The bugs were picked…

Squirrels, platypuses, and gophers are all furry mammals that are most active at dawn, dusk, or in the dark. A series of surprising studies have shown that these animals share another, less obvious trait: they all glow when exposed to ultraviolet…

The Chicago Rat Hole is many things: a site of pilgrimage, a city landmark, and perhaps even an artwork that shows how we coexist with nature. But primarily, it is a rat-shaped indent printed into a slab of concrete in North Chicago’s Roscoe…

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is continuing his verbal assault on…

It starts like any other evening. But just as you slump onto the sofa and turn on the television, the front door explodes open and a dozen black-clad police swarm into the room.

You’re muscled to the ground, handcuffed and arrested at gunpoint….

Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these distinctive features were catching on in humans, the…

Next year, Formula 1 (F1) will pull into the pits for one of its most ambitious overhauls yet – trading fossil fuel for a 100-per-cent sustainable blend. It’s part of a broader effort to meet new environmental rules and to prove the sport…