Category: 9. Sci/Tech

For over a century, biology textbooks have asserted that vertebrate vision, including our…

Following a simple, guideline-based aerobic workout programme for a year could make the brain…

Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly encounter phrases like “I am worthy” or “I choose happiness”.

The tantalising promise is: repeat these positive affirmations often enough and you’ll be happier, calmer and even healthier.

Given we…

Here on Earth, cold-water geysers may share a thing or two in common with eruptions on ocean worlds found in the outer Solar System. The search for life beyond Earth has led scientists to icy moons that are thought to harbor subsurface oceans,…

The billions of microbes that make up the rich menagerie of life on our planet can be traced back to a humble beginning over 3.5 billion years ago, when our planet was a hot, violent world without oxygen or stable continents. But how, and where,…

About 215 million years ago, long before crocodiles lurked in rivers and swamps, one of their ancestors was built for speed. It had long, slender legs, a lightly built body, and an upright stance — more greyhound than gator. This newly…

Bacteria are masters of survival, thriving even in the most extreme environments on Earth. A changing climate impacting these underexplored ecosystems, however, may be like opening Pandora’s box, unleashing bacteria resistant to conventional…

Gravity does not pull equally everywhere on Earth. Variations in the planet’s internal structure create measurable differences in how strongly it tugs at the surface. The weakest region lies beneath Antarctica.

In a study published in Scientific…

Snakes are commonly misunderstood, and the way our parents or guardians talk to us about them could shape this misunderstanding, according to new research published in Anthrozoös.

The new study analyzes how snakes are often described with…