Category: Science & Technology

You ever read a study and think, “yeah, this one was personal”?  A new paper from a trio of physicists has taken aim at that

A curious tale out of southeast Georgia tells of an eastern indigo snake that had been captured, only to vomit up two more snakes to

The moon illusion baffled the great philosophers of ancient Greece and the most brilliant minds of the Scientific Revolution – and it continues to defy

Both Neanderthals and modern humans started burying their dead at approximately the same time and in roughly the same place, according to the authors of

This week on Break It Down, the first-ever private spacewalk makes history and also maybe a crime, a plasma bubble over the pyramids is spotted

It’s Friday the 13th and, for the superstitious amongst us, that’s probably a reason to stay at home. This day has long been considered unlucky

When Fiji-based photographer Tom Vierus was busy taking pictures of the birds on Papua New Guinea’s New Britain in March this year, little did he

Finding out your partner or spouse is cheating is among the most painful experiences you can have, but new research suggests that pain can reach

For the first time, scientists have looked at how teenagers went through puberty during Ice Age. Much like the adolescents of modern times, most individuals

An asteroid heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate: instead of smashing through our planet’s atmosphere, it’s likely to become trapped in

As any pet owner will tell you, the loss of a furry friend can be totally devastating but what about the other way round? Well,

Remember Alvin, the world’s only giant anteater with albinism? On first glance, his distinguishing characteristic might seem to be his paler-than-usual fur. Look a little

If the name Turtle Island sounds familiar to you, this may well be why – if you’re in North America right now, it just so

As smart as we as a species are, Mother Nature almost always seems to have us beat. It’s true for things like brain surgery and

At least 11 donkeys have been found dead in Death Valley National Park. While the region has been baked by scorching hot temperatures in its

The 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced, and once again prove that science can be funny, which only sometimes gets in the way of

Finding new drugs isn’t an easy task, but new research in which wild gorillas were found to be eating the same plants used in local