Category: 9. Sci-Tech

A new study published in the journal Nature Aging on February 3 suggests that taking omega-3 and vitamin D supplements may help slow biological aging in older adults. The research found that daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids slowed…

Days after a University of Birmingham study revealed that banning smartphones in schools does little to improve student well-being or academic performance, British Education Secretary Gillian Keegan rejected calls to enact a new law to ban…

Researchers in China successfully grew a new low-methane hybrid rice variety across multiple locations, with additional tests conducted in the fall of 2022 at two other sites, 300 kilometers apart, as reported by Scientias. This rice, known…

A recent study conducted by University College London (UCL) found that most people experience their highest levels of well-being upon waking but feel their worst around midnight. The study analyzed data from over 49,000 adults between March…

The European Commission approved the marketing of ultraviolet-treated mealworm powder, derived from the larvae of Tenebrio molitor, as a novel food within the European Union. The decision, reported by ANSA, classifies the powder as a novel…

Male ‘Hoff crabs’, a species residing near hydrothermal vents in the Antarctic seafloor,…

A research led by scientists from the University of Vienna and Harvard University describes the role of a previously unidentified prehistoric population in shaping the linguistic landscape that affects nearly half the world’s population…

A 1.4-million-year-old fossil jaw discovered in a South African cave in 1949 has now been…

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature. The fossil, which dates back approximately 68 million years, provides…