Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Scientists have created contact lenses that enable wearers to see in the dark using infrared

A rise in dog ownership worldwide reflects a growing desire to nurture without…

A first-of-its-kind analysis of Hawaiian volcanic rocks has revealed that the Earth’s core…

When you swap two paraparticles, these hidden properties change in tandem. As an analogy, imagine that these properties are colors. Start with two paraparticles, one that’s internally red and another that’s internally blue. When they swap…

I don’t have to think very hard to remember when my mother’s memory revealed the first tiniest clues that all was not well.

We were on the phone. I recounted a story of my best friend, Caroline.

“Who’s Caroline?” she asked.

I had known…

In an effort to prevent their data being used to train AI, some internet users are turning to social media disclaimers, called copypasta.

Copypasta is a chunk of text shared across the internet, which becomes a kind of random text meme.

It might…

The recent social media-driven fad of taping one’s mouth shut while sleeping to prevent…

A predator that swam Earth’s oceans more than half a billion years ago is unlike any creature that lives on our planet today.

Mosura fentoni possessed three eyes, grasped its prey with spiny claws, ate with a circular, tooth-lined maw, swam…

Scientists have officially brought genetic engineering to the spider’s web. For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk.

Led by a team at the University of Bayreuth, the project…

We have all experienced boredom – that feeling of waning interest or decreased mental stimulation. Eventually we lose focus, we disengage. Time seems to pass slowly, and we may even start to feel restless. Whether it be watching a movie…