Category: 9. Sci/Tech

When searching for signs of life on planets outside our Solar System, sometimes nothing is almost as good as something. Even a lack of biosignatures on examined exoplanets can still tell us a lot about the probability of life on the billions of…

A few minutes of conversation might soon be enough to flag early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a 2024 study from Boston University, a new AI Alzheimer’s detection tool can accurately predict the likelihood of someone…

In the world today, it seems that politics are always at the top of mind. But some people are more political and more politically passionate than others — partially thanks to the brain itself. According to a paper published in the journal BrainContinue Reading

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state’s measles outbreak has reached 481 cases since January 2025 and has led to the deaths of two school-aged children and possibly one adult, though officials are still looking…

Bad news for allergy sufferers: climate change may make your seasonal allergies last even longer. Scientists developed a model accounting for how different warming scenarios could affect pollen production and emissions.

What they found was, by…

One of the best things about baseball season is the food. There is no sign of spring quite like enjoying a cold drink and a hot dog with thousands of fellow fans inside a stadium. This tradition is bound to put a hole in your wallet, but do you…

Studying the dire wolf’s genome also allowed the Colossal team to figure out which features distinguished the ancient wolf from its modern relatives. They settled on traits involving size, musculature, hair color, hair texture, hair length, and…

Florida dolphins are starving to death because of harmful marine algae blooms, researchers…

If you’re reading this, you are probably fairly certain that you’re conscious. You likely assume that your loved ones, your less-loved ones and even your weird neighbour are all conscious too.

They look and act like you – a fellow human –…

As anyone who’s seen a photo of Dwayne Johnson with curly hair can attest — some people were simply meant to be bald. But for the millions of people who have baldness thrust upon them – by genes, ageing, hormones or a medical condition –…