WEIRD FACTS
Unpalatable as it may be for those wedded to producing and eating meat, the environmental and health evidence for a plant-based diet is clear. By Damian Carrington, Environment editor, @dpcarrington 2020 Jun 19 – Whether you are concerned about your health, the …
Experiments reveal the tiny birds can see “non-spectral” colors that blend ultraviolet light with colors humans can see to create distinct hues we can’t. A male Broad-tailed Hummingbird photographed at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado, where researchers conducted field experiments …
New research finds America’s western national parks and wilderness areas receive more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain every year. Researchers are concerned about what the presence of microplastics in protected landscapes will mean for local ecosystems. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) – …
By C.C. Weiss 2020 Jun 09 – Prometheus plans to offer its gasoline alongside traditional gasoline at gas stations. Hendrick Schmeer/Prometheus – BMW i Ventures, BMW’s hybrid venture firm, announced recently that it is investing in Prometheus Fuels. The Silicon Valley startup is working …
By Mark Rennie, 2020 Jun 11 – There are moments, both large and small, that defy the odds. They shouldn’t have happened and yet, despite the math, they did. As seen on the subreddit r/nevertellmetheodds, here are some of our favorite impossible moments. …
Celtic culture can be found in eight different European regions. A Celtic high cross at Glendalough, County Wicklow (Eire). Getty – IrishCentral Staff, @IrishCentral – 2020 Mar 31 – Who were the Celts? The Celts were a group of tribal societies tied by …
The moss isn’t propelled by a slope, the wind, or the sun, but the group moves in sync. Glacier mice are balls of moss found in parts of Alaska and Iceland. (Photo by Carsten ten Brink via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By …
By Quinn Armstrong – The early 1800s proved to be an interesting time. This period experienced one of the earliest recorded instances of global climate change. In addition, the War of 1812 ended; Napoleon Bonaparte lost at Waterloo; and Otto von Bismarck was …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 26 – A new study suggests one third of modern European women may carry an ancient gene variant linked to increased fertility. lurii/Depositphotos – A genetic variant inherited from our ancient Neanderthal relatives and thought to confer heightened fertility …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 27 – A new study suggests connectivity between the hippocampus and other brain regions determines our acute feeling of stress. Nomadsoul1/Depositphotos. – New research from scientists at Yale University is offering novel insights into how our brains generate acute …
