Category: 7. Science

Ice might appear as a weird construction material, but still, ice on Mars can be the base for human civilisations in the future. Scientists are convinced that frozen water could be the means of survival and the source of prosperity of people on…

In recent years, the insidious threat of microplastics has garnered heightened attention within the scientific community and among environmental activists. These tiny fragments, measuring less than 5mm, infiltrate ecosystems, oceans, and even…

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

It turns out this mysterious woman is not the ‘first black Briton’, as some scientists had speculated based on her…

For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond the Solar System’s borders.

That star is Fomalhaut, a mere cosmic baby at just 440 million years old, still surrounded…

The chilly waters of the Southern Ocean that surround Antarctica like a moat are among the least explored and least understood of all the world’s oceans. This is stark because we also know that this ocean plays an outsized role in regulating…

The vast, brooding expanse of Lake George, tucked against the foothills of mountains, is a familiar sight to those travelling between Canberra and Sydney.

But beneath its depths lies an ancient geological story.

Using the vibrations from vehicles…

At Florida’s DeLuca Preserve, mosquitoes are doing more than just biting – they’re helping scientists track wildlife. DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals revealed traces of 86 vertebrate species, from tiny frogs to large mammals,…

What began as a simple childhood fascination has driven Zhu Maoyan into…

No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does.

With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor-sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the ‘great’ white (