Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Having an accomplice makes malicious behavior easier, especially when one person pulls the strings while someone else does the dirty work. That way, the mastermind gets what they want while distancing themselves from the consequences. But what…

What would you water, if you could only water one? Would you irrigate your olives, or would you irrigate your grapes? It may seem like a strange question, but it’s a question that the Bronze- and Iron-Age farmers of the Levant were forced to…

Earth’s long volcanic history has physically shaped the terrain and brought about the demise of some species. For example, on the volcanic island of Nishinoshima, Japan, volcanic activity has wiped out a species of purslane, a common plant….

The popularity of these conspiracies may also be on the rise in right-wing spaces. Some MAHA figureheads, including Nicole Shanahan, have shared geoengineering content promoting conspiracy theories, while Marla Maples, Donald Trump’s ex-wife,

Key Takeaways on Who Discovered the World Is Round

• Aristotle, working in Athens in the 4th century B.C., discovered that the world is round.
• Aristotle first discovered that during solar eclipses, Earth’s shadow always appeared on the Moon’s…

Debra Houry, former chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at CDC, who was one of several agency officials to resign in the wake of Monarez’s firing, also testified during Wednesday’s hearing.

“I resigned because…