Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A human-occupied vehicle (HOV) probing the deep Pacific Ocean has cast a light upon a massive undersea ‘metropolis’.

The tortuous system of deep craters and dolomite walls blows the Atlantic Ocean’s famous ‘Lost City’ out of the water.

Through…

Be honest for a second: we all tell lies from time to time, whether it’s fibbing about the reason we’re late or telling a loved one they look fab in that expensive new outfit when actually we think the opposite.

Research from the 1990s found…

A new tectonic fault could be emerging beneath the Atlantic Ocean, raising the risk of powerful earthquakes and tsunamis that could ripple across the basin. That’s according to a new study published this week in Nature Geoscience.

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“You’ve always made a lot of noise in your sleep,” my adoring wife tells me as we get ready for bed. “That’s why I have to wear these.”

Over on her side of the bed, she’s fitting industrial-grade plugs into her ears. On mine, I’m placing a…

The largest ape that ever walked Earth disappeared long ago. In fact, the only traces we have today of Gigantopithecus were left to gather dust in karst caves after porcupines had scavenged and chewed up the rest of their bones. The first time…

It is well known that heat causes exhaustion in the body due to dehydration. But aging?

A recent study concluded that extreme heat accelerates the aging of the human body, a worrying fact given the increasing frequency of heat waves due to climate…

Get in your 10,000 steps. Sleep eight hours. Don’t drink over 14 units a week. These are just a few of the ‘essential’ health guidelines we’re supposed to live by, but who can really manage all of the above? And do these ‘commandments’…

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

Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern…