Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Scientists have caught the intricate dance of cardiac cells coming together to build a heart, in a mesmerizing new timelapse taken during the development of a mouse embryo.

The images were captured using a technique called light-sheet…

Researchers in China have developed a pair of contact lenses that can help people see infrared light, potentially giving wearers functional night vision. The lenses were tested on both mice and humans, and the results suggest this…

Spiny, snooty, and strange, echidnas are among Australia’s wackiest animals. They’re mammals, which means they feed their young milk, but only after the puggle (that’s the word for a newborn echidna) hatches from an egg.

Now, biologists from…

For decades, LSD has been associated with vivid hallucinations and counterculture movements. But now, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a way to tweak this powerful compound into something far more…

A newly discovered species of bacteria has been found living aboard China’s Tiangong space station, and scientists say it may be uniquely adapted to survive the extreme conditions of space. Named Niallia tiangongensis, the microbe was…

Archaeologists have found never-before-seen tattoos on the cheeks and arms of an 800-year-old…

Beneath the muddy creek beds of Mississippi, scientists recently discovered the fossil of a terrifying prehistoric monster. While collecting sediment and rock samples just south of Starkville, a team of geologists stumbled upon the…

A seagull eyeing your lunch or ice cream is unlikely to try to steal it if not part of a…

Male bodybuilders are facing a high risk of sudden death from heart problems, scientists warn…

Taking vitamin D3 supplements daily could prevent years of biological ageing, according to a…