Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as some analysts predict that it could soon reach over $100 a barrel. Amid escalating attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the region and…

NEW YORK (AP) – Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don’t know much about who got with whom, or why.

A new genetic analysis offers some ancient gossip:…

Ants exposed to air pollution face aggression from their own nestmates, according to a new…

Tardigrades are renowned for their exceptional survival skills, but one environment has been found to test them to the limit.

Exposed to a mix of minerals designed to replicate dirt found on Mars, two different species of tardigrades…

No pet lover wants to hear this, but around 6 million dogs are diagnosed with cancer in the US every year. Cancer is, heartbreakingly, the main reason dogs die. But don’t despair: scientists are working on it.

A new study suggests certain…

On a hot summer’s day, the most refreshing beverage, be it tea, lemonade, or…

Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons. Human air pollution, a new study from Max-Planck Institute researchers suggests, is wreaking havoc on ant society…