Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Pictures of adorable animals are a fast way to bring a smile to anyone’s face, and now a new study has shown that sharing them helps people bond together.

When someone sends a cute cat pic to their parent, or shares a video of otters holding…

Long before the days of electricity and fridge freezers, meat was preserved by smoke. A new study suggests the practice could stretch back almost 2 million years, and may even be a primary reason our ancestors started making fires in the…

A small wooden cube could soon be the only thing standing between you and a fresh glass of water. Scientists working at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have created an outstanding new water harvester that pulls…

New research suggests that the fats in olive oil may lead to greater weight gain than those in other sources.

The study, recently published Reports, found that the main fatty component in olive oil, oleic acid, may promote the growth of new fat…

Mold in houses is unsightly and may cause unpleasant odors. More important though, mold has been linked to a range of health effects – especially triggering asthma.

However, is mold exposure linked to a serious lung disease in children,…

It may not be a household name like the Hubble Space Telescope or the James Webb Space Telescope, but NASA’s Landsat 7 has quietly transformed how we see our planet. For more than 25 years, it’s captured breathtaking views of Earth from…

A deep-sea expedition to one of Earth’s most remote island chains has surfaced stunning pictures of the vibrant ecosystems surrounding hydrothermal vents that scientists didn’t even know were there.

The 35-day journey aboard Schmidt Ocean…

Walking might seem like a pretty basic aspect of most of our lives. However, the speed at which you walk can actually tell doctors a lot about you, scientists claim. According to research, not only can it predict how likely you are to…

For decades, astronomers have theorized that black holes fall into three broad categories.

There are the stellar-mass black holes, which range from five to 50 times the mass of our Sun. Then, there are supermassive black holes (SMBHs), which…

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

Wood pellets, by design, are highly flammable. The small pieces of compressed woody leftovers, like sawdust, are used in everything from home heating to…