Category: 9. Sci/Tech

With its long history of incarceration, brutal conditions, and several grisly…

Neolithic people seem to have enjoyed chewing gum just as much as a bored kid in calculus. Their discarded wads are even revealing surprising details on human life as far back as 6,000 years ago.

Tar brewed from the bark of a birch tree is the…

In the early 2010s, nearly every STEM-savvy college-bound kid heard the same advice: Learn to code. Python was the new Latin. Computer science was the ticket to a stable, well-paid, future-proof life.

But in 2025, the glow has dimmed. “Learn to…

The author of The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald, once said, “The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” He was far from alone in that sentiment. Listen to any group of bleary-eyed new parents and one of them is likely to…

A newly identified link between two notorious geologic zones suggests a major earthquake at one site could trigger another huge quake at the other, creating a double-whammy of destruction.

Researchers led by a team from Oregon State University…

Back pain is on the rise. Around the world, a staggering 619 million people – around one in 13 of us – suffer from back pain. By 2050, it’s expected that number will rise to around 843 million. For some, it steals the sunshine from…

This article first appeared on our partner site, Independent…