Category: Science & Technology

When it comes to tall birds, your mind probably jumps to the ostrich – or maybe the magnificent chonk that is Pesto the king penguin

As you’re probably aware by now – particularly if you live anywhere in the vicinity of Tampa Bay – it’s hurricane season in the tropical

Global demand for lithium is skyrocketing, and many countries are vying for dominance in the ballooning market. Fortunately for the US, it looks like a

In a world first, scientists have successfully developed single-atom editing technology that can be used to maximize drug efficacy. The “dream” technology enables researchers to

Some species need more conservation help than others and while this can come in many forms, some species at least have the decency to look

A survey of 1,000 US adults has found that 25 percent of respondents believe they could have undiagnosed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, only 13

Scientists watched as a population of sea snails evolved within just a few years. Along with documenting a vivid example of “rapid evolution,” the researchers

A new ultrasensitive, soft robotic “finger” has been developed by international researchers that can conduct medical tasks, like checking for a pulse and examining patients

Conspiracy theorists appear to believe that they have uncovered some sort of giant doorway at the top of Antarctica, to go nicely with the mysterious

An animation using data from the European Space Agency (ESA) allows you to listen to a “sounded visualization” of Earth’s magnetic field being disrupted during

A population of stars more than 13 billion years old represents the original disk from which the Milky Way formed, a team of astronomers claim.

The world, maybe more now than ever before, runs on battery power. So many everyday things – from your watch to your car to the

The Sahara Desert might normally be one of the driest places on Earth, but September saw the northwest of the region flood for the first

A chance encounter with a deeply mysterious cephalopod known as the whip-lash squid has been captured on camera some 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) below the

Waves breaking at the mouth of Brazil’s Doce River, where it meets the Atlantic, have become the first-ever waves and part of the ocean to

SpaceX has achieved an impressive feat as a Super Heavy booster was caught using mechanical arms as it returned to its launchpad.  Creating rockets and

The possibility of an Io-like moon around the exoplanet WASP-49b looks increasingly likely to be right, new research shows. The possible object is suspected of