WEIRD FACTS
Respect your authority: There’s a way to stop these beach thieves taking your lunch. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 12 – You won’t find us endorsing aggression towards animals very often, however, scientists have discovered that raising your voice to seagulls – …
Comprehensive Cleanup Needed Instead of More Nuclear Weapons Santa Fe, NM – The New Mexico Environment Department has announced: “A toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has spread beyond Lab boundaries onto Pueblo de San Ildefonso land for the first time, …
An artistic rendering of the new riboflavin and glucose flow battery, which generates a greater power density from the sugar than previous designs. Nathan Johnson, Adapted from ACS Energy Letters 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02462 – By Malcolm Azania 2025 Nov 14 – In The Matrix, …
Autistic actress Ella Maisy Purvis plays an autistic and hyperlexic police archivist in the British-Belgian crime drama ‘Patience.’ Channel 4/Eagle Eye Drama/Charlie Clift – By Soohyun Cho, Assistant Professor at the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities, Michigan State University …
Scientists identify a new weapon in restoring memory to Alzheimer’s disease patients. Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 12 – Boosting levels of a certain molecule that declines with age was found to restore memory and brain function in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) …
Without Jupiter, there might not be an Earth. By David Szondy 2025 Nov 11 – If you’ve ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it …
A new gene therapy lowered two heart disease-related lipids in a human clinical trial. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Nov 10 – In a world-first trial, scientists used a one-off CRISPR gene edit to switch off a liver “fat brake” gene, slashing stubborn …
The first ever trial on coffee and atrial fibrillation has served up good news for your heart. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 09 – Caffeine appears to do the opposite of what you might think when it comes to the heart. Scientists …
An advertisement for a Singles’ Day promotion is seen at Yitiao store in Shanghai. Wang Gang/Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images – By Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 2025 Nov 04 – On Nov. 11 each year, …
ICE’s surveillance gaze is likely to sweep across millions of people’s social media posts. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images – By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University Published: 2025 Nov 07 – When …
