Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Most people understand the value of a social circle. Friends share information, offer protection, and provide support. Without those connections, everyday challenges become harder to manage.

Animals rely on similar networks. Even species that do…

Certain caribou herds in British Columbia (B.C.) are endangered. And in an effort to protect caribou calves from wolf predation, the B.C. government has implemented a wolf-removal program that could help stabilize caribou herds.

However, a study…

Initially setting out to explore deep-sea cold vents in the South Atlantic Ocean near Argentina’s coast, scientists stumbled upon an ecosystem bustling with life.

The team aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) traveled along…

Colossal Biosciences, known for its ambitious de-extinction projects, has announced a new project that will eventually secure frozen samples from thousands of species. The Dallas-based biotechnology company is poised to break ground with the…

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filled an autism committee with friends, associates, and former colleagues who believe that autism is caused by vaccines. Autism advocates are now worried the group could pave the way for dangerous…

Winter is not for the faint of heart. In Moscow, January temperatures hover…

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has officially been named, and unlike most species descriptions tucked quietly into academic journals, this one belongs to the internet. After more than 8,000 suggestions poured in from across social media,…

Lawmakers in at least five other states—Georgia, Maryland, Oklahoma, Vermont, and Virginia—have also introduced bills this year that would impose various forms of temporary pauses on data center development. While Georgia, Vermont, and…

In a controversial study published in April last year, researchers described an astonishing phenomenon: a forest of Norway spruce trees (Picea abies) appeared to ‘sync’ their electrical signaling ahead of a partial solar eclipse.

Now there’s a…