Category: 9. Sci/Tech

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

The country watched in horror as torrential rain drenched Texas earlier this month, sweeping at least 135 people to their death. Kerr County alone lost 107,…

Take a stroll through the supermarket and you’ll find plenty of products stuffed with ‘friendly bacteria.’ Bacteria – the good guys! Chug them down and they’ll help to look after you.

We’re used to the idea that our guts are teeming with…

Despite what the movies tell us, dinosaurs probably didn’t roar at their prey. It’s more likely that they chirped like birds, based on a well-preserved new fossil with an intact voice box.

A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of…

Sweat is something that your body produces all the time, and while it may be sticky, it’s also super important: It helps hold your body temperature at a healthy level, and it allows you to exercise and spend time outdoors — especially in the…

Not long after humankind’s emergence in Africa, Homo sapiens were off to explore the rest of the world. Yet, across the ancient timeline, the land that ancient humans walked upon was ever-changing. Sea level fluctuated dramatically over the…

Researchers are deploying an unlikely ally in the effort to improve hurricane forecasting.

You can’t always judge a book by its cover. That is a lesson scientists have recently learned about the nectocaridid — a 500-million-year-old marine creature that looked like a squid but turned out to be something completely unexpected.

For…

What does it mean to be healthy in 2025? Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who’s well known for his extreme attempts to slow the aging process, thinks he knows the answer. Does Johnson really have the healthiest body on…

When most people think of the Paleolithic era, they likely think of ancient hominins with spears chasing after wooly mammoths. Or they think of cave men numbly knocking rocks together, waiting for a spark. 

But most people living during the…

Earth’s land is drying out so rapidly that it’s now contributing more to rising sea levels than melting glaciers, a new study shows.

Researchers found that water lost from soil, lakes, and underground aquifers is accelerating sea level rise…