Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Killer whales have been behaving pretty strangely over the last few years – from devouring dolphins to sinking ships. Now, new research reveals they’ve also developed a gruesome killing tactic so that they can feast on the livers of young…

Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can’t surpass the boundaries of human nature, according to new research.

Scientists have found yet more evidence that, regardless of a person’s fitness or training, the…

Origin stories have a special way of capturing our imaginations. Whether it’s a particular species of plant or animal, or a favourite fictional character, knowing how they came to be makes for captivating stories. It’s no different in space….

The people of Nepal have the best relationship with nature,…

Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth’s magnetic field and the way continents and tectonic plates have shifted across millennia – but for some periods, the geological record doesn’t make much sense.

A fresh…

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.

If there’s one law of physics that seems easy to grasp, it’s the second law of thermodynamics: Heat flows spontaneously from hotter bodies to colder ones. But now, gently and…

Wildlife populations around the world are in crisis. Recent analysis by the World Wide Fund For Nature estimated that over the past 50 years, wildlife populations have reduced by 73 per cent.

In the face of these unprecedented declines, it’s…