Just Plain WEIRD #2
Honey from this species of Australian stingless bee has remarkable antimicrobial properties. Wikimedia Commons/Graham Wise CC BY 2.0 – By Paul McClure 2025 Jun 29 – Honey produced by some species of Australian stingless bees possesses impressive bacteria- and fungi-killing properties, according to new …
Eating extra green leafy veg each day can reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2025 Jun 26 – Eating just one extra serving of leafy greens a day could help protect your heart, according to a new …
AI will resort to blackmail if faced with failure or being switched off. AI generated image made with Microsoft Designer – By David Szondy 2025 Jun 28 – In what seems like HAL 9000 come to malevolent life, a recent study appeared to …
A church in Kiruna, Sweden, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman to resemble a Sámi hut. Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images – By Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2025 Jun 27 – In …
Novo Nordisk has not one but three new and distinct weight loss therapeutics. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 23 – Over the weekend, Novo Nordisk dropped a pile of scientific data on three new experimental weight-loss drugs, including an oral one, showing …
Neutrophils (yellow) eject a NET (green) to ensnare bacteria (purple). Other cells, such as red blood cells (orange), may also get trapped. CHDENK/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Andrew Monteith, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Published: 2025 Jun 25 – Mitochondria have …
A new immunotherapy injection has provided significant relief to eczema sufferers. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Jun 24 – A new immune-modulating treatment has shown promising results for treating moderate to severe eczema, delivering fast itch relief and clear skin for many patients …
New study stresses how vital apex scavengers like the black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) are to keeping disease at bay. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 22 – More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, …
Coffee was associated with healthy aging, but tea, decaf and cola was not. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 22 – In a massive study of nearly 50,000 women over a time frame of 30 years, researchers found that drinking more coffee – …
Your breathing could be as unique as your fingerprints. Depositphotos – By Jay Kakade 2025 Jun 22 – Just like fingerprints, your breathing patterns may be a unique identifying feature. Scientists have found they can identify people with 96.8% accuracy using only their breathing …
