Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Earth’s surface is mostly deep ocean, but a new study reveals just how little we have glimpsed of the floor of our planet’s largest ecosystem.

Researchers at the non-profit Ocean Discovery League, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and…

If a global catastrophe disrupted international trade and fuel supplies, our survival might hinge on a stark but practical diet of peas, potatoes, sugar beet and spinach.

At least that’s according to a new study published in the journal PLOS…

The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to…

The ability to cooperate and work together is not unique to humans; indeed, it’s one of the most successful strategies for collective survival in the whole tree of life, from the give-and-take between symbionts, to the kindness of strangers…

Any chemical that’s called a flavonoid has to taste good. That’s what you’d think, anyway. But some flavonoids are actually famous for their bitter taste, and can cause astringency — the dry, sometimes numbing sensation that’s created…

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12…

A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures,…

Archaeologists have uncovered a pair of Danish slave ships that sank off the Central American…

The likelihood of an imminent eruption at Bolivia’s “zombie” volcano remains low…

NASA scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Japan’s University of Toho, have used supercomputers to model the far future of Earth’s habitability. Their findings offer a clear—if distant—timeline for the end of life…