Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Despite being part of our own solar system, Neptune has long been a cosmic mystery. It’s the most distant planet from the Sun and also one of the least explored. Only one spacecraft—Voyager 2—has ever flown by it, and even our…

Ever had poison ivy? If so, you probably noticed that scratching made the rash much worse. But scratching an itch, especially one as intense as that caused by poison ivy, is nigh irresistible — and feels so satisfying. 

If you think about it,…

People across the UK looked to the skies on Saturday to witness a partial solar eclipse.

The…

Skygazers have gathered across the UK to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse.

The…

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Cities looking to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings have notched a decisive court victory. Last week, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by plumbing…

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, early Friday, sending…

It feels cruel, doesn’t it? Being forced to lose a precious hour of sleep. In the UK, British Summer Time (BST) begins on 30 March, 2025. At 1am local time, clocks move forward by one hour, skipping to 2am.

Beyond making you feel a little bit…

British Summer Time (BST) is back, which means the clocks are about to spring forward by one hour this weekend. But when exactly does the change happen in the UK in 2025 – and what’s the point of shifting the time around twice a year?

When do…

The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth, and now we can see it—literally. As rising temperatures accelerate the pace of Arctic glacier retreat, nearly 2,500 kilometers of new coastline have emerged in just two…

With popular genetic testing company 23andMe filing for bankruptcy, what does the future of ancestry DNA look like?

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan says it is going to look more like a movie than a portrait, thanks to a new…