Just Plain WEIRD #2
New research finds America’s western national parks and wilderness areas receive more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain every year. Researchers are concerned about what the presence of microplastics in protected landscapes will mean for local ecosystems. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) – …
Stock image representing an alien. iStock – By Hannah Osborne, 2020 Jun 15 – There may be more than 30 intelligent alien civilizations living on planets across the Milky Way, a study has found. By simplifying assumptions about the requirements of life, researchers …
By Mark Rennie, 2020 Jun 11 – There are moments, both large and small, that defy the odds. They shouldn’t have happened and yet, despite the math, they did. As seen on the subreddit r/nevertellmetheodds, here are some of our favorite impossible moments. …
By Melissa Sartore, Updated 2019 Oct 24 – The 6th century boasted many exceptional events, people, and historical contributions. The exception, however, was one year that was particularly burdened with a level of tragedy and strife most historians say surpassed any other …
The moss isn’t propelled by a slope, the wind, or the sun, but the group moves in sync. Glacier mice are balls of moss found in parts of Alaska and Iceland. (Photo by Carsten ten Brink via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By …
By dhwty – Scientists have been searching for answers on the puzzles of history by sifting through the genetic code of certain Icelanders. They have been looking to see if a Native American woman from the New World accompanied the Vikings back to …
By Rich Haridy June 02, 2020 – 2nd Place / Oneshot : Movement/Nature. Claudio Piccoli – This year’s International Photography Awards (IPA) One-Shot contest focused on how a single image can profoundly convey the concept of movement. The incredible array of celebrated shots illustrate …
So-called gynandromorphs are rare, but they can teach us a lot about development and evolution. The face of a sweat bee (Megalopta amoena) that is half female (viewer’s left, bee’s right) and half male (viewer’s right, bee’s left) (Chelsey Ritner / Utah State …
Walking 20 minutes can add to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $4000 per month. My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 26 – A new study suggests one third of modern European women may carry an ancient gene variant linked to increased fertility. lurii/Depositphotos – A genetic variant inherited from our ancient Neanderthal relatives and thought to confer heightened fertility …
