Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A diadem dripping in diamonds, a tiara spangled in sapphires, and a set of shimmering emerald earrings. These are only a few of the objects that went missing at the Louvre Museum on the morning of Sunday, October 19, 2025, when thieves posing as…

A technique seemingly pulled from a comical science fiction story might soon become reality: butt breathing. What began as a project born of pure curiosity, even earning the satirical Ig Nobel Prize in 2024, which honors humorous scientific…

When it comes to the microbiome, researchers have extensive knowledge of the microbial community living in our guts. The lungs, however, are a different story. While it may sound odd, microbes do live in our lungs, and breathing in certain…

“Skinny fat,” a phrase tossed around lightly to describe people who look thin but don’t feel fit, is proving to be a dangerous condition. Fat stored deep inside the body, wrapped around organs or packed within the liver, can thicken and…

Human semen not only accumulates genetic mutations with age; as the percentage of sperm carrying potentially serious mutations increases, so does the risk of developing diseases in offspring.

This is according to a new study by researchers at the…

Do you feel, on average, happier than a 2.7 out of 10? And does your country’s population score higher too? Good news: your nation is happy enough to reap major health benefits, according to new research.

The study, published in Frontiers in…

If you’re thinking of hitting the pickleball courts, you may want to pack some glasses to keep your eyes safe. Since so many people are picking up pickleball as an undemanding way to stay active, new players are likely to shrug off the idea of…

The peak of the Orionids meteor shower will soon return to the night sky.

This year promises to be a particularly spectacular show, as the peak of the 2025 Orionid meteor shower happens to fall on the night of a New Moon when the sky will be at…