Category: Science & Technology

Imagine an astronaut lost on another world when their communication systems fail. In most cases, they won’t be able to use a compass for directions,

On May 1, 1976, a traditional Polynesian canoe called Hōkūleʻa left Honolua Bay in Hawai’i and began the 3,800-kilometer (2,400-mile) journey to Tahiti. However, unlike

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 satellite pair are in orbit, but commissioning so one can create solar eclipses for the other is still incomplete.

This year will see (kind of) another rare astronomical event taking place across the night sky. On December 30-31, we will have a rare Black

The sandy landscapes of southern Utah are home to a bizarre geological phenomenon. Brown-black balls ranging in size from a pea to a grapefruit litter

Researchers believe they may have solved the riddle of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, suggesting that the enigmatic megalith was constructed as part of an attempt to

AI has smashed records on a program designed to test “general intelligence”, achieving a score on a level with those of the average person.  Historically,

Bird flu has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Washington state. The devastation has claimed half of the animals in

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Telesat have achieved a world-first by connecting a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to the ground using 5G Non-Terrestrial

While the average person has 32 teeth, some species of dolphin possess as many as 240. Why so many? Not all species are quite so

Archaeologists have unearthed an incredible ceramic oil lamp from the Late Roman period. Although this isn’t a genie-containing situation, it is decorated with depictions of

Cheetahs may hold the reputation for being the world’s fastest animal – and with a running speed of up to 120 kilometers per hour (75

Parker Solar Probe has survived achieving the record-breaking closest pass to the Sun by a human-made spacecraft ever – and phoned home even earlier than

Archaeologists have revealed evidence of a never-before-seen sacrifice of family members belonging to the ancient Andean Moche culture, revealing new insights into their social world,

A duo of researchers at Caltech have attempted to quantify the speed of human thought, putting it at a somewhat perplexing 10 bits of information

Were you to visit a wealthy philanthropist’s dinosaur island, you’d no doubt feel cheated to find yourself faced with an ostrich. It might not be

Stick two humans in an enclosed space with nothing to do, and before long, someone is likely to suggest a game of I Spy. Kids