Technology

Scientists have recently uncovered a 120-million-year-old section of Earth’s crust in Borneo that had long been considered lost. The discovery of this ancient tectonic plate, named Pontus, was made by Suzanna van de Lagemaat, a geologist from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, along with her supervisor Douwe van Hinsbergen. The finding emerged during their analysis of geological data from mountain …

British scientists have successfully preserved the entire human genome on a 5D memory crystal, which they believe could one day serve as a blueprint to resurrect humanity after extinction, even thousands of years in the future. The research team from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) revealed that this advanced data storage format, which can last millions of …

Scientists have recently uncovered a fossil in northeastern Texas that sheds light on a formidable sea predator, Globidens alabamensis, which roamed the seas near Texas approximately 85 million years ago. The fossil, featuring complete jawbones, was found by fossil hunter Courtney Travanini in the Ozan Formation and later handed over to researchers for further analysis. Published in The Journal of …

The Thwaites Glacier, ominously nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier,” is on the brink of a collapse that could significantly elevate global sea levels. A recent study by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) utilized underwater robots to assess the glacier’s stability, predicting its potential disappearance by the 23rd century. Spanning about 74.5 miles (120km) and forming a significant part of the West …

A recent study published on Tuesday (Sep 17) revealed that over 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in the human body. While some of these chemicals are known to pose health risks, little is understood about many others. Birgit Geueke, the lead author from the Food Packaging Forum Foundation, noted that around 100 of these …

Elon Musk’s brain-chip company, Neuralink, has unveiled a new experimental device called Blindsight, aimed at restoring vision for the blind. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the device “breakthrough” status on September 17, placing it among the most advanced medical technologies designed to treat severe health conditions.   What is Neuralink’s Blindsight? Blindsight is an innovative device designed …

Scientists have proposed that a small black hole may pass through our solar system approximately once every decade, and this could be detected by monitoring the wobbling of Mars. This idea is based on the hypothesis that dark matter, which makes up most of the universe, is largely composed of tiny black holes. To investigate this theory, researchers have been …

In the 1980s, scientists were alarmed to discover that pollution had caused a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer. After almost 40 years, researchers from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) have observed a reduction in the size of this hole, suggesting that it may be on the path to recovery. Recent atmospheric studies revealed that the hole over the …