Science and Technolgy blog
Enlarge (credit: Jason Edwards via Getty) Earthquake scientists detected an unusual signal on monitoring stations used to detect seismic activity during September 2023. We saw it on sensors everywhere, from the Arctic to Antarctica. We were baffled—the signal was unlike…
An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
A study of young men in China found that administering a single dose of testosterone made participants less sensitive to angry faces, but it had no effect on their sensitivity to fearful expressions. The research was published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. Testosterone…
Enlarge (credit: Hal Beral) For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can detach the limb and leave the predator something to chew on while they crawl away. But…
China’s Chang’e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.
A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry has revealed that women may be at a higher genetic risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to men. This study, led by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and…
“Human evolution has occurred both due to, and in spite of, the placenta. Every pregnancy, unthinkingly, must navigate a careful path through it. Every menstruation is testament to it. It is partly why menopause exists, to give individuals an escape…
Soap has a pretty simple formula and a long history.
The Earth’s core may be much younger than previously thought.
Sept. 14, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
