Category: 9. Sci/Tech

“You lose most of the heat from your head,” the saying goes. But is this actually accurate? This myth likely stems from a US Army Field Manual that stated 40–45 per cent of heat loss occurs through the head. 

Scientists explained that if…

Three storms which battered the nation within the space of a week leaving 1.4 million…

President Donald Trump is once again peddling a largely unfounded claim that wind energy is…

New archaeological research is revealing that, more than a thousand years before Britain…

Americans, as you may have noticed, like to supersize things. Soda cans are bigger here, and so are hotel rooms, houses, and cars. Here in the U.S., giant pickup trucks and SUVs are the norm; visit any school at pickup time and you’re…

For humans, the gestation period can last forty weeks. There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and a multitude of other effects. And the nine months of pregnancy is often just a prelude to the real drama….

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Kojima: There is a theory in particle physics called the Standard Model, but it can only explain about 5 percent of the mass and energy in the universe. In fact, it is thought that about…

Scientists have discovered a new species of ancient wasp, encased in 99-million-year-old…

Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for…

The human brain appears to undergo accelerated ageing once a person reaches the age of 44,…