Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Scientists have warned about a new kind of acid rain that is everywhere, is almost impossible to clean up, and could be a threat to every living thing on planet Earth.

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) – a type of persistent ‘forever chemical’ – is…

The patch of sea between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda gained legendary status in the mid-20th century when articles linked it to mysterious disappearances of boats and aircraft. 

One of the most famous incidents occurred in 1945 when Flight…

Like one in five U.S. adults, I live with anxiety. So when a YouTuber I follow…

Instead of going to the pharmacy to get the annual flu vaccine, many people in the US will now be able to get it shipped to their door to take at home themselves.

Starting today, AstraZeneca’s FluMist is available through an online pharmacy in…

Researchers have developed antibiotics that can potentially kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea…

What would it take to make interstellar travel possible? That’s the basic question behind the Project Hyperion Design Competition, a contest announced in 2024 that asked teams of architects, engineers, and social scientists to design a…

Everyone’s voice is unique. Because of our individual nuances in anatomy, it’s as distinguishable as a fingerprint. While those differences help us tell one another apart, our voices might also hold clues to detecting laryngeal cancer (cancer…

For decades, scientists have understood that when a person perceives something as pleasurable, dopamine is released in their brain. Hear a favorite song come on the radio? Dopamine time. See the vending machine accidentally release two treats…