Science & Technology

Human-induced warming, largely caused by the burning of fossil fuels, reached an average of 1.14°C for the most recent decade (2013 to 2022) above pre-industrial levels. This is up from 1.07°C between 2010 and 2019. Human-induced warming is now increas…

The Daitari greenstone belt shares a similar geologic make-up when compared to the greenstones exposed in the Barberton and Nondweni areas of South Africa and those from the Pilbara Craton of north-western Australia.

Astronomers have clearly identified the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are smaller and cooler, and more difficult to find than the so-called Hot Jupiter exoplanets which have been found in abundance.

Keeping track of everything you eat and drink in a day is a tedious task that is tough to keep up with over time. Unfortunately, dutiful tracking is a vital component for successful weight loss, however, a new study finds that perfect tracking is not n…

New research shows that clear-air turbulence increased in various regions around the world from 1979 — 2020.

An electron microscopy study revealed key details of actin filaments, which are essential structural elements of cells and muscles.

Nutrition is an important part of any top athlete’s training program. And now, a new study proposes that supplementing the diet of athletes with colorful fruits and vegetables could improve their visual range. The paper examines how a group of plant co…

Large study in children reveals Selenomonas sputigena as a key partner of Streptococcus in cavity formation.

Octopuses don’t thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to — and potentially threatened by — changes in temperature. Researchers report that two-spot octopuses adapt to seasonal temperature shifts by producing different neural proteins u…

Stress can override natural satiety cues to drive more food intake and boost cravings for sweets.

Poems, essays and even books — is there anything the OpenAI platform ChatGPT can’t handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers to dig a little deeper: For instance, can ChatGPT also design a robot? And is this a good thing for the desi…

Researchers have revealed the mechanisms that cause lithium metal solid-state batteries to fail. The new insights could help overcome the technical issues with solid-state batteries, unlocking a game-changing technology for electric vehicles and aviation.

Take a lattice — a flat section of a grid of uniform cells, like a window screen or a honeycomb — and lay another, similar lattice above it. But instead of trying to line up the edges or the cells of both lattices, give the top grid a twist so that y…

A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local groups.

A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species’ ‘last gasp’ during a period when Earth’s warming climate forced massive changes to global dinosaur populations.

Last year, telescopes around the world registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling.