Category: 9. Sci/Tech

In early 2025, the Greek island of Santorini was in the news due to the presence of massive earthquakes. The island was plagued with over 28,000 earthquakes in the span of weeks, with some reaching a magnitude of more than 5.0. These earthquake…

It’s a long-held belief that one of our earliest ancestors, Homo habilis, was the first of our genus to transition from prey to predator. Archaeological evidence suggests that they were among the first meat-eaters and the first to use stone…

Researchers in China have opened a new window into the deep past by blasting dinosaur eggs with a laser, dating them directly for the first time.

A micro-laser was used to vaporize small portions of an eggshell, which released a cloud of…

A commonly cited figure is that we blink an average of 12 times a minute while we’re awake and each blink lasts about a third of a second. So that’s 11,520 blinks in a 16-hour day, taking up just over an hour.

So in an 80 year lifetime,…

Can plants enumerate 1-10 on their root tendrils? No. But scientists say certain plants can ‘count’ and even do simple maths because they possess uncanny abilities to keep tabs on insect invaders and their own food stores.

Venus flytraps, for…

While there’s growing evidence that psychedelic drugs can effectively treat severe mental health conditions, especially in cases where traditional treatments have failed, they still come with downsides.

Their hallucinogenic effects can be scary…

One of Jackson Pollock’s most famous ‘action’ paintings features a striking turquoise hue that, for 77 years, has remained a mystery.

Now, a team led by chemist Alexander Heyer from Stanford University has established that the light absorbed…

Key Takeaways on Cat Parasite That Can Infect Humans

• A cat parasite that can infect humans is called toxoplasma and it’s a parasite that can live in all cat species. The parasite can spread to almost all other birds and mammals, not just humans,…