Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Your microbiome is always taking one for the team. Improving your digestion, supporting your immune system, and protecting your cells from pathogens, the bacteria in your body work hard to keep you healthy. (You are their home, after all.) But it…

Some creatures in the animal kingdom have developed a clever trick for staying alive: pretending to be something far scarier than they really are. A new Nature study has revealed how this evolutionary sleight of hand, known as Batesian mimicry,…

Ancient hominins needed the right stone tools to butcher their meals, a long-lived technique of food preparation that helped our ancestors’ bellies stay full. A 430,000-year-old set of stone tools found in Greece shows just how sophisticated…

If we consider the individual elements, a typical 70kg adult body consists of about 46kg (101lbs) of oxygen, 13kg (27lbs) carbon, 7kg (15lbs) hydrogen, 2kg (4lbs) nitrogen and a kilo (2lbs) of calcium, plus another kilo (2lbs) combined of…

Astronomers have just confirmed the discovery of a rare visitor from beyond our solar system — a newly detected interstellar comet. Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was first spotted on July 1 by NASA’s ATLAS survey telescope in…

Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending package, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” paving the way for a major overhaul of the country’s Medicaid program. If passed by the House, which…

Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared.

Known as the…

Astronomers may have just discovered a new interstellar object passing through our solar…

Whether it’s lava carving through frozen terrain or sharks gliding through shimmering shoals in turquoise seas, seeing nature from above reveals a stunning new perspective on our planet’s landscapes and wildlife.

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Running a marathon puts stress on your bones, muscles, and tendons — to name a few things. And while you might feel it in your legs and your lungs as you’re running that 26.2-mile race, what you don’t feel is your body starting to eat your…