Category: 9. Sci/Tech

“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…

We’ve all felt it: heart racing, palms sweating, stomach clenching—the iron…

One of the world’s rarest whale species, the North Atlantic right whale, is showing an…