Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A genetic mystery in white sharks (formerly great white sharks) has stumped scientists for over 20 years. Between three major populations of the sharks, differences in mitochondrial DNA have raised eyebrows. While migration patterns initially…

Regeneration is in the eye of the golden apple snail — literally. A study in the journal Nature Communications looks at the golden apple snail’s regenerative properties, specifically in its eyes. Like humans, these snails have camera-type eyes,…

The ancestors of the ancient ‘hobbits’ who once lived on the Indonesian island of Flores were not the only early hominins to cross deep ocean barriers more than a million years ago.

A team of archaeologists from Indonesia and Australia has now…

A marine epidemic that has killed over 20 different species of sea stars from Alaska to Mexico — the largest ever documented — has been happening over the past decade. Scientists have long sought the culprit and have finally identified it,…

It’s two o’clock in the morning and you find yourself awake, thinking about…

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune…

A new ocean expedition in the South Pacific has revealed striking new images of more than a…

The mushroom cloud was visible from the hills of neighboring prefectures. Those who were beyond the immediate blast radius may not have shown any external injuries immediately—but they commonly became sick and died in the days, weeks, months,…

In 1938, Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, who had fled to New York to escape fascism, discovered a material in which a process of this type occurred: uranium. Fearing that the Nazis might also discover this element’s capability of producing a…

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do…