WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
It’s a lot easier to get salmonella from pet dogs than you might think. Justin Veenema / Unsplash – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2025 Jan 26 – You’ve probably heard that Salmonella is most commonly transmitted through food or water contaminated by the bacteria of …
AI detects lung diseases from the tiniest of ultrasound details. Generated by DALL-E – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jan 23 – A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos, with 96.57% accuracy, and it …
Canadian startup Nirvanic hopes to prove quantum consciousness theories by creating sentient AIs and robots. And yes, this is a company to be taken seriously. Nirvanic Consciousness Technologies – View 6 Images – By Loz Blain 2025 Jan 22 – As science wrestles with …
“Behind the scenes” on a 99% AI-generated production. László Gaál – By Loz Blain 2025 Jan 20 – If you want to understand the cataclysmic impact generative AI is about to have on the film industry, this one short video should make it very …
Whereas flies and most other insects have compound eyes (pictured), the SolidddVision Smartglasses have compound lenses. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2025 Jan 18 – A clever new set of glasses may offer new hope to people with macular degeneration. By copying the structure …
Fiber has been found to significantly bolster virus protection. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jan 15 – We all know that a healthy, balanced diet dominated by unprocessed foods is a recipe for gut and overall health, but scientists have now found just …
Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jan 12 – Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human death as a result of avian influenza H5N1 infection. The unidentified Louisiana man contracted …
Genome-scale metabolic models capture the complex chemical reactions that allow cells to function. Yuri Arcurs/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Blaise Manga Enuh, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbial Genomics and Systems Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2025 Jan 06 – After so many …
If you struggle with hair loss, intermittent fasting might not be your best eating plan, according to a new study. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2025 Jan 04 – As the new year arrives, many will consider going on a diet to shed holiday …
New Atlas revisits some of the weirdest science stories of 2024. Depositphotos View 11 Images – By Michael Irving 2025 Jan 02 – Among the important scientific discoveries made every year are some that reveal that the world is way weirder than we give …
