Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Scientists can study how the human brain and body deal with information that people are likely to experience as distressing. We show test subjects a barrage of images or words designed to burden their nervous systems – exactly the sort of stuff…

Vitamin K – a nutrient we mainly get from green vegetables – might be crucial for protecting our brains against cognitive decline.

According to a new study from Tufts University, US, the vitamin may be particularly useful for maintaining…

The future of climate tech could come not from a lab but from a lake. That’s because scientists are exploring using methane-eating bacteria to fight the constant methane emissions found at landfills.

Methane is one of the most potent…

One of space science’s longest-standing puzzles may finally have an answer. Scientists say they’ve figured out why carbon-rich asteroids – which are common in space – almost never make it to Earth’s surface.

The findings, published in…

Key Take-Aways on Dark Oxygen:

• Dark oxygen is produced on the seafloor by a process other than photosynthesis.

• A new study published in Nature Geoscience in July 2024 suggests it’s unclear what causes dark oxygen, but a possible source could be…

Somewhere between 9,500 and 9,900 years ago, three Scandinavian teenagers were hanging out, chewing gum after a meal. Specifically, they were chewing…

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the…

Scientists have successfully grown human teeth in a lab for the first time, according to a…

Fishing crews in California are experimenting with a new fishing method – one designed to…