WEIRD FACTS
Lava tubes in Hawaii, which may be similar to caves on Mars, where new research suggests microbial life could be living today. volgariver/Depositphotos By Michael Irving 2021 Apr 22 – One of the main goals of NASA’s Perseverance rover is to scour the surface …
Scientists have created human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time. everett225/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2021 Apr 15 – In a breakthrough new study, scientists have created human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time. These chimeras pave the way for more accurate models of …
Aerial view of Lake Powell on the Colorado River along the Arizona-Utah border. AP Photo/John Antczak – By Robert Glennon, Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy, University of Arizona 2021 Apr 19 – Interstate water disputes are …
Understanding how other animals dream could help us figure out why it’s so important to the human brain, and why it may have been preserved throughout history. Photograph: Alamy – By Sara Harrison 2021 Apr 16 07:00 AM – Fruit flies, octopuses, birds, …
The Aska is a four-seat street-legal car concept that auto-folds out into a six-rotor transitioning eVTOL. NFT Aska – By Loz Blain 2021 Apr 18 – Spoiler: it has a hefty price tag. But then, the Aska would be a remarkable vehicle: a spacious, …
Police stand near the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground facility on 2021 Apr 16, in Indianapolis. AP Photo/Michael Conroy – By Lacey Wallace, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State 2021 Mar 29 — Updated 2021 Apr 16 …
Artist’s impression of Monkeydactyl, or Kunpengopterus antipollicatus. Chuang Zhao – By Nick Lavars 2021 Apr 12 – It’s a common view that opposable thumbs are a key feature that distinguishes us from most other species, but a flying reptile that clambered through the trees …
COVID-19 survivors face not only physical symptoms. A large study recently showed that their mental health is affected, too. FG Trade/Getty Images – By Chris Robinson, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Florida 2021 Apr 15 – One in three survivors …
The pandemic has spurred many workers to contemplate their futures – and whether they ever want to return to office life. Edward Hopper, ‘Morning Sun’ (1952) via hermien_amsterdam/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA – By Rachael A. Woldoff, Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University and By …
Plasticizers like BPA and BPS are used commonly in plastic products, and research is continuing to illustrate the risk they pose to human health. billiondigital/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2021 Apr 13 – Controversy has shrouded the once-common plasticizer BPA since studies started …
