Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is at it again.

The infamous crater has been spurting fountains of lava on and off since the end of last year, and on May 25, it shot a fiery jet of molten rock over 300 meters (1,000 feet)…

Forgoing the stress and expense of a child for a furbaby or two is rapidly becoming a social norm in Western society, with dog ownership rising even while birth rates plateau and fall.

Across the US, Canada, Australia, and much of Europe,…

Most living things, including humans, rely on oxygen to survive. However, some bacteria have a completely different way of making energy. Instead of breathing oxygen, they breathe electricity.

Scientists at Rice University have just…

When you’re asleep, the world remains awake. Thousands of nocturnal species are crawling,…

There’s a new object in the distant reaches of our solar system, and it might just offer clues to a long-standing cosmic mystery. Astronomers have cataloged a frozen minor planet called 2017 OF201, and while it might not be the…

Key Takeaways on the Van Allen Belts:

• In 1958, James Van Allen discovered far fewer cosmic rays than expected using a cosmic-ray detector and suggested that a belt of strong radiation may have damaged the device. The belts were therefore named in…

Key Takeaways on the Carrington Event:

• A massive solar flare, followed by a series of coronal mass ejections, caused the Carrington Event, which happened on September 1, 1859.

• The event disrupted global telegraph systems and caused auroras visible…

Egypt unveiled three new tombs of prominent statesman in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in…

An artificial island of sand dredged from Indonesia’s seafloor has accidentally revealed evidence of a long-lost sunken world, inhabited by early humans.

Scattered across the newly created island, scientists have uncovered more than 6,700…

Cats act as if they’re bringing you a present, except the gift is a recently hunted rodent, usually of the mouse variety. Cats love to track down small animals and show off their hunting prowess, whether it’s a mouse, mole, or even a bird. So…