WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Wear from joint replacements can send metal particles through the body. (Science Photo Library/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 31 – New findings by a team of researchers from the US and Australia have complicated an ongoing debate over whether a total joint …
Astrocytes can change into new brain cells using new nanoparticle technology. (ktsimage/Getty Images/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 30 – A single injection of a nanoparticle treatment engineered to encourage the generation of new brain cells was enough to reverse cognitive decline in …
Male and female or plug and socket? artpartner-images/The Image Bank via Getty Images – By Jo Mackiewicz, Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Communication, Iowa State University And by Jordan Smith, Assistant Professor of English, University of Northern Colorado Published: 2026 Aug 25 – …
Honey hunters in Nepal scale incredible heights to harvest the honey of the Himalayan cliff bee. Skanda Gautam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images – By Prayan Pokharel, Research scientist, University of Hohenheim Published: 2026 Aug 27 – A few months ago, a friend of …
Loneliness increases men’s risk of drinking. (Andrew Patrick Photo/Pexels/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 27 – It’s Friday night. The weekend is here. Yet once again, nobody has called to ask you out. You have no plans. It’s just you, Netflix, and a …
Does your choice of vegetable depend on your sex? (Antonio_Díaz/Getty Images/Canva) – By Paul McClure 2026 Aug 23 – A new study has found that eating more legumes was associated with better cardiometabolic health in young men, while cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and …
The MOF (ZIF-67) pigment in all of its purple glory. (Yang et al., Small, 2026) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 24 – As the kind of person who wears black in the height of an Aussie summer, I’m not one to give fashion …
New biomarker test is based on technology developed by scientists at WashU Medicine. WashU Medicine – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Aug 23 – In a move that could help drastically slow the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
The engineered E. coli responds to elevated glucose levels by releasing GLP-1. (Science Photo Library/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Bacteria engineered to sense and reduce glucose levels could be the future of type 2 diabetes treatments, following pre-clinical trials on …
Order from psychedelic chaos depends on the setting. (agsandrew/Getty Images) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. – Many describe the results as profoundly life-changing. …
