Category: 5. Sci-Tech

It’s goosebump season. As the nights draw in, temperatures drop, and horror…

A human’s best friend is a dog, but that’s not always reciprocated.

Some of our canine pets are colloquially called “ball junkies” because they have an addictive-like attitude toward their toys. They choose to play tug-of-war or fetch over…

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibres, or easing gum pain with makeshift “toothpicks”. Some researchers even called it the…

Key Takeaways on How Eggs Get Salmonella

• Eggs can get Salmonella from feces or contaminated bedding that move to a chicken’s reproductive tract. The bacteria can colonize where the egg white and shell are formed, contaminating the egg….

“[The clutch] is like 1950s technology—it’s really boring,” Westerman said (“boring,” for grid operators, is the highest form of praise). ​“The marginal cost of putting this in is like nothing compared to the cost of…

Adults may find themselves unlocking long-forgotten childhood memories simply by viewing their own face through a digital “baby filter”, new research suggests.

Fifty participants were involved in a study, where they were asked to observe a live video feed of their face, digitally altered to appear childlike.

As participants moved, the…

There are plenty of studies that suggest that being out in nature is good for your health, so it makes sense that sleeping beneath the stars would be, too. But if you’re not a person that’s prone to camping, are you missing out? 

“Like most things related to sleep, there’s a lot of personalization involved,” says Dr….