Just Plain WEIRD #2
Lake Elsinore was flooded with visitors in 2019 when wildflowers erupted over its landscape; this year, it doesn’t want them. Heavy rainfall at the start of the year may spark a super bloom. Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP – By Gabrielle Canon and agencies 2023 …
Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State Published: 2023 Feb 06 – Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams …
Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care. THE PALMER/E+ via Getty Images – By Allison Kelliher, Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of North Dakota Published: 2023 Feb 03 – Six and one-half …
Scientists have used an existing arthritis drug to rejuvenate the blood stem cells of elderly mice. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 05 – In what sounds like dystopian sci-fi, researchers have recently shown that infusions of youthful blood can improve the health …
One idea of what the surface of a water-rich planet orbiting a red dwarf star might look like. NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter – By Michael Franco 2023 Feb 03 – Searching the galaxy for planets like Earth is a slow-going needle-in-a-haystack proposition. In fact, …
As its name suggests, Lisa’s 30 x 10 Tiny Home measures 30 x 10 ft (9.1 x 3 m), which means it’s around 2 ft (0.6 m) wider than most tiny houses we cover. MitchCraft Tiny Homes View gallery – 15 images – …
A new study unexpectedly found prairie voles genetically modified to carry no oxytocin receptors still formed strong social bonds and retained the ability to nurse offspring. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Feb 02 – Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie …
Scientists have compared the smell sensitivity of modern and ancient humans. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Jan 31 – Our ancestors probably didn’t smell good, but did they smell well? A new study has grown odor receptors from Neanderthals and Denisovans, and tested …
A humanoid “robot” made of a phase-change material shifts from solid and liquid to escape jail, in just one demonstration of the new tech. Wang And Pan et al – By Michael Irving 2023 Jan 30 – Researchers have created a new class of …
As far as milk flavor is concerned, plastic containers appear to be a better choice than paperboard cartons. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Jan 27 – When it comes to the different types of milk containers, you might think that the only reasons …
