Drugs Features Science What are Machine Elves? A deep-dive into the psychedelic entities common among most trippers by Tom Disalvo Reports of machine elves have existed for decades, but what exactly are these psychedelic entities, and how does DMT enable their behaviour? In the 1970s, American ethnobotanist and author Terence…
News Science Wellbeing World Innovative HIV vaccine shows success in phase 1 clinical trial by Amy Davidson Researchers announce positive outcomes from a phase 1 clinical trial that focuses on a vaccine against HIV. A research study published in the journal of Science on Friday (December 2)…
Features News Pop Culture Science This is why we love big butts by Happy Humans are the most bootylicious animals. But why are we so obsessed with big butts? And more importantly, who has the biggest butt? According to the Institute of Human Anatomy…
Nature News Science Weird Feast your eyes on these peculiar fish discovered off the coast of Australia by Tom Disalvo Fish with stilts, fangs and glow-in-the-dark flesh have been discovered some five kilometres below the ocean’s surface. Scientists have discovered an array of peculiar-looking fish species off the coast of…
Music News Science Weird New experiment makes Lady Gaga and Queen superfans out of head-bopping rats by Tom Disalvo A new study has discovered that rats can move to the rhythm of music, a behavioural trait previously thought to only exist among humans. Conducted by researchers at the University…
News World Archaeologists might’ve unearthed Cleopatra’s final resting place after breakthrough tunnel discovery by Tom Disalvo A team of archeologists may be on the cusp of the “most important [discovery] of the 21st century” after unearthing a tunnel that potentially leads to Cleopatra’s tomb. The 1500-metre…
News World Watch: First 8K footage of ‘Titanic’ reveals phenomenal colours by Happy The wreckage of the RMS Titanic has sat 3,800 meters beneath the sea for over a hundred and ten years after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage from the…
News Scientists at Colossal are trying to bring back the Tasmanian tiger by Tammy Moir The team behind Project Woolly Mammoth has added another extinct animal to their to-do list. The Thylacine, more commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger, seems to be in line for…
News Science Lab Manufactured wood to eliminate deforestation by Olivia Adams MIT researchers have developed structures of wood-like plant cells in a lab in a bid to minimize the enormous environmental burden of deforestation. Every year, humans cut down about 15…
News Science Space World Why do scientists say 137 is the most important number? by Tom Blain Theoretical physicists have deemed the number 137 or, more specifically, 1/137, the most important number in the world. Did you know that some numbers are more perfect than others? Revered…
News Science Space Sky Eye Telescope detects possible signs of alien life by Olivia Adams China’s science ministry’s powerful Sky Eye Telescope has reported that it has picked up on signs of alien life. Before quickly deleting its report on the new findings that were…
Health News Science Healthy people have hotter brains, study shows by Amy Davidson Turns out brains are hotter than we thought! New research shows that healthy brains can get as hot as 40.9 degrees celsius without issue. Scientists say they’re finally able to…
Drugs News Weed could kill cancer cells by Chloe Maddren A biotech company is developing a drug with a cannabinoid extract that could kill 100% of pancreatic cancer cells. Cannabotech is using the extract of the Cyathus stratus fungus and…
