Category: Technology

Flying cars may no longer be a far-off futuristic dream, thanks to a new wingless flying vehicle created by Applied eVTOL Concepts using proven NASA tech. Applied eVTOL Concepts, a company that specializes in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles, recently presented plans for the Epiphany Transporter, a wingless, flying vehicle that they imagine could […]

In the arid deserts of southern Africa, thousands of little meerkats – small mongooses beloved in the world for lending their features to the character of Timon in the animated film The Lion King – stand vigilant outside their burrows to alert their pack of any possible danger. Inspired by their dedication and their Latin […]

Jiangxi River Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects in Chengdu is 295 meters long and crosses the Jiangxi River, in China’s Sichuan province. The symmetrical Jiangxi River bridge created by Zaha Hadid Architects is composed of two primary steel arches that rise from either bade of the road deck. Above image credit Liang Xue Credit Liang […]

Our understanding of animal behaviour depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born, grow and develop. We can gather evidence of how they interact with each other and their environment. But how do we do this for extinct animals? In a recent scientific paper, palaeontologist Zixiao Yang and colleagues compared the growth of […]

It’s been 126 years since British medical doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitoes in the Anopheles family are primarily responsible for transmitting malaria parasites between vertebrate hosts. Since his discovery, mosquitoes have been found to carry and transmit many other diseases that pose a major threat to public health. Among them are yellow fever, […]

Scott Galloway, a professor at New York University, was locked out of X, formerly known as Twitter, after declining a meeting with Elon Musk, US media reported. Galloway, a marketing expert and professor, as well as an author and public speaker, was locked out of his X account after a disagreement with the Twitter owner. […]

Psychedelics are known for inducing altered states of consciousness in humans by fundamentally changing our normal pattern of sensory perception, thought and emotion. Research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics has increased significantly in the last decade. While this research is important, I have always been more intrigued by the idea that psychedelics can be […]

When Angela, a Malayan sun bear, stood up and waved to visitors to her enclosure at the Huangzhou Zoo in China on July 27, she became a social media sensation. Her build, posture and seemingly friendly gesture seemed so human that people speculated that she was actually a costumed performer. The talk gathered so much […]

NASA says July 2023 is the hottest month on record ever since 1880. The map above shows global temperature anomalies for July 2023 according to the GISTEMP analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Temperature anomalies reflect how July 2023 compared to the average July temperature from 1951-1980.  Credits: NASA’s Goddard Institute […]

Xiaomi launches CyberDog 2 which comes with an even more intelligent and lifelike quadruped robot. CyberDog 2 weighs just 8.9kg, approximately the size of a Doberman, it is also smaller in size than the previous generation. It is equipped with Xiaomi’s self-developed CyberGear Micro-actuator, which further enhances the robot’s mobility and supports high-difficulty maneuvers, such […]