Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Back in 1832, the celebrated British physicist, Michael Faraday, carried out a set of experiments designed to answer a tantalizing question: could electricity be generated by Earth’s rotation through its own magnetic field?

The intriguing…

For years, the so-called blue zones—regions where people reportedly live longer, healthier lives—have intrigued scientists and the public alike. In places like Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Ogliastra (Sardinia) and Nicoya (Costa…

Long before astronomers discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, the idea of worlds orbiting distant stars captivated the minds of academics and dreamers alike. As far back as the 16th century, philosopher Giordano Bruno speculated about an…

At around 3,300 meters (2 miles) below the surface of the ocean off the coast of Alaska, where the warm light of the Sun never penetrates, an NOAA Ocean Exploration remotely operated underwater vehicle came across a strange, golden orb.

The…

A young woman who lived and died more than 2,000 years ago left behind remains in China that are unlike any we’ve seen previously.

On her teeth, archaeologists found traces of cinnabar, the brilliant red form of mercury sulfide. Because of the…

Radiologists are particularly adept at spotting optical illusions, according to a new study…

“If we went on business-as-usual and admitted a normal class size, then we’d have students we couldn’t support in the program,” says Kimberly Cooper, a developmental biologist at UCSD and associate director of the biology PhD program. One…

The unevenness of the state of each cloud layer is thought to be the reason why the brightness of SIMP 0136 changes as it rotates. It’s easy to understand if you think of Jupiter, which as a gas giant planet likely has a similar structure and…

Inside the Forbidden City, within a lab-like workshop, restorers are undertaking a meticulous…