Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study. The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, suggests that a single piece of chewing gum…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has caught yet another spectacle in a newly released image of a “cosmic tornado” forming billows of gas and dust that appear to be crowned with a spiral galaxy. This colorful display, known as Continue Reading

If you’re already on your second cup of coffee from the office coffee machine, you may want to take a moment to reconsider. While there is plenty of information out there on the benefits and concerns of drinking coffee, a new study published in…

Immunotherapy is an innovative way to harness the power of the body’s immune system to fight threats like cancer. Normally, our immune system can detect and destroy abnormal cells on its own. But when cancer develops, it often uses tactics to…

The way young people have been worshipping at the church of protein recently, you’d have thought its priest was Andrew Scott.

For instance, two in five parents of American 13- to 17-year-olds said their kids had eaten protein supplements such…

If you could choose one superpower from the animal kingdom, many people might wish for the ability to breathe underwater. Marine ecosystems have long fascinated humans, leading to the development of specialized equipment and techniques to extend…

To many people, a rock is just a rock. If anyone has been house shopping, you know how realtors will mention that the countertops are “granite” and you might wonder why, from house to house, they all look so different. Turns out (much to the…

Skywatchers across the northeastern United States, eastern Canada and parts of Europe are in for a rare astronomical treat this spring. On the morning of Saturday 29 March 2025, a partial solar eclipse will grace the skies – and for some lucky…

Scientists might soon be able to forecast when the see is gonna turn red – and don’t worry,…

Peanuts are known to cause one of the most severe reactions in children with food allergies. Current estimates show between 2 percent and 5 percent of school-age children in the U.S. have a peanut allergy, while food allergies among children have…