Just Plain WEIRD #2
A new set of chemical reactions could help explain the origins of life on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jul 29 – Exactly how non-living molecules sparked into life is one of the most puzzling mysteries of science. Now scientists at Scripps …
VFTS 243 is a binary system of a large, hot blue star and a black hole orbiting each other, as seen in this animation. ESO/L.Calçada, CC BY – By Idan Ginsburg, Academic Faculty in Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University Published: 2022 Jul …
Although designed by two professors, the living wall was built mainly by a team of students. Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M Division of Marketing & Communications – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jul 27 – Plant-covered “living walls” are becoming increasingly popular, as they look nice, produce …
Plastic in the depths: Scientists spent decades on the trail of a mystery toxin killing salmon en masse. A recent breakthrough revealed the culprit. Tyre wear particles are considered by environmental scientists to be one of the most significant sources of microplastics in …
Finalist, Streets. “The Last Giant of Hell”. México. Antonio Flores View 14 Images – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jul 25 – The Urban Photo Awards is an always impressive street photography contest, reliably delivering a weird and wonderful assortment of strange snaps highlighting oddball …
The pictures from 2000, 2021 and 2022 offer a new view into its dramatically low water levels, now at just 27% capacity. Lake Mead supplies water to nearly 25 million people across the American west. Photograph: NASA – Gabrielle Canon @GabrielleCanon Last modified …
The universe could end in a myriad of ways. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jul 22 – Everything has to end eventually – but does that include the universe itself? And if so, how? And when? It might be hard to imagine a …
Telomeres (red) at the ends of chromosomes protect your DNA from damage. Thomas Ried/NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health via Flickr, CC BY-NC – By Patricia Opresko, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh Health …
Taking sunlight, water and carbon dioxide as inputs, this solar tower in Spain produces carbon-neutral jet fuel and diesel. ETH Zurich – By Loz Blain 2022 Jul 20 – Taking carbon dioxide, water and sunlight as its only inputs, this solar thermal tower in …
Earthgrid’s plan is to put multiple plasma spallation cutters on rotating contactless boring robots. EarthGrid – By Loz Blain 2022 Jul 20 – Bay Area startup Earthgrid says it’s developing a plasma boring robot that can dig underground tunnels 100x faster and up to …
