Category: Science & Technology

Ever been told to “have a good cry”? It seems like an oxymoron, but there’s truth behind the idea that crying can make you feel

We know that viruses infect cells, but what does that process actually look like? Sure, diagrams can be helpful, but there’s nothing quite like seeing

The Martian moons Phobos and Deimos may be remnants of an asteroid that got too close to Mars and was destroyed by its gravity. The

Astronomers have been studying star WOH G64 for a while. It’s a red supergiant in the galaxy next door, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and it

As a science website, it is easy to get caught up in the mysteries of collapsing civilizations and the fine structure constant, while people out

As much as we have explored and modeled our planet, there are a number of mysteries that surround the Earth’s inner core.  This isn’t that

Humans learned the hard way in 1908 that sometimes classical conditioning can come back to bite you in the arse – or, as it were,

The fellowship that we call humanity contains some unlikely characters, not least of all a diminutive extinct species known as Homo floresiensis. Residing on the

You’d be surprised what you can learn about the human mind from some nonsense words and childlike doodles. Take a look at the two shapes

Fire, as you learn from a very young age, is as dangerous as it is hot. If you see it and you don’t have the

Fat cell “memory” could help explain why weight loss can be difficult to maintain, according to new research. In experiments using mice and samples of

Chemists from University College London (UCL) have created the world’s thinnest spaghetti using regular flour, liquid, and an electrically charged device that can create a

Dogs like to get up to mischief, from shoving kids in the Seine to *checks notes* even sparking international conflicts. At least, that’s what is

Manatees are a well-known staple of Florida waters, where they’ve been seen cavorting with dolphin pods, forming chaotic “mating balls”, and even being the victims

A team of astrophysicists says they may have found evidence for “cosmic strings”, long-hypothesized “cracks” in the universe left over from early in its expansion.

Life in the city can be dangerous, but one way you don’t expect to perish on the streets of London is by drowning, and least

Even for nature lovers, there are some animals out there that give even the most dedicated naturalist the heebie-jeebies. Tailless whip scorpions might just do