Category: 9. Sci/Tech

The same lifestyle changes found effective in reducing heart disease risk, such as exercise,…

Imagine going to a concert that recreates the soundscape of a prehistoric swamp, where each instrument in the orchestra is modeled after a different dinosaur. That could eventually be possible with an award-winning art project called…

The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish’s clacker.

New research into the origins of digit formation shows that the DNA switch controlling finger and toe development got its humble start regulating the formation of…

Mars is a pretty horrible place for any creature used to life on Earth. The average surface temperature is -63°C (-81°F) and doesn’t reach above freezing anywhere except right on the equator, during the summer.

The atmospheric pressure is…

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck.

What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of steel, but what causes her death is more…

Current estimates suggest there are over 12,000 artificial satellites in orbit around Earth. Many of these perform specific tasks such as monitoring Earth’s environment, aiding communication and navigation, spying, and so on.

Some objects are…

Strange ‘leopard spot’ markings on a Martian rock could finally be the sign we’ve been waiting for that alien microbes once lived on the Red Planet.

A detailed study of the rocks has revealed the intricate patterns are “the clearest sign…