Just Plain WEIRD #2
Whiteflies have a gene only found in plants that appears to allow the tiny insects to withstand plants’ chemical defenses A tiny, aphid-like whitefly sitting on a leaf. (Jixing Xia and Zhaojiang Guo) – By Alex Fox SmithsonianMag.Com 2021 Mar 30 – A …
New findings about the 12,500-year-old Shigir Idol have major implications for the study of prehistory. Hunter-gatherers in what is now Russia likely viewed the wooden sculpture as an artwork imbued with ritual significance. (Sverdlovsk Regional Museum) – By Nora McGreevy SmithsonianMag.Com 2021 Mar …
The unusually acrobatic sauteur d’Alfort rabbits were first discovered in France in 1935. By the time sauteur d’Alfort rabbits are a few months old, they learn how to walk on their front paws to accommodate their uncoordinated back legs. (Carneiro M et al., …
The new treatment targets the underlying genetic cause of the disease. Progeria causes “premature aging” in children. Credit: Getty Images – By Alex Berezow 2021 Mar 30 – Progeria is an “accelerated aging” disease that causes children to die of “old age” at …
The windows of your soul can reveal an extraordinary amount about you, especially when a machine learning algorithm is watching. – hquality/Depositphotos By Loz Blain 2021 Mar 29 – Eye tracking technology is starting to pop up more and more, keeping track of …
So much for rest in peace. Image source: live.staticflickr.com – By Mike Colagrossi 2019 Sep 16 – Australian scientists found that bodies kept moving for 17 months after being pronounced dead. Researchers used photography capture technology in 30-minute intervals every day to capture …
Inventions with revolutionary potential made by a mysterious aerospace engineer for the U.S. Navy come to light. U.S. Navy ships. Credit: Getty Images – By Paul Ratner 2021 Feb 06 – U.S. Navy holds patents for enigmatic inventions by aerospace engineer Dr. Salvatore …
Image credit: Getty Images – By Jerone Andrews 2021 Mar 24 – They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Actually, there’s a great deal more hidden inside the modern digital image, says researcher Jerone Andrews. – On 2020 Oct 03, the …
The novel species of bacteria could help astronauts grow food in space. Methylobacteriaceae Credit: Aslam Z., Lee C. S., Kim K.-H., Im W.-T., Ten L. N., Lee S.-T. via Wikipedia – By Stephen Johnson 2021 Mar 18 – The bacteria were collected as …
An artist’s impression of Dromornis stirtoni, an extinct creature that was one of the largest birds to ever walk the Earth. Peter Trusler View 5 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 23 – Australian scientists have studied the biggest bird-brains in history for …
