WEIRD FACTS
“It is time to start unveiling the power of naps for a supercharged heart.” By Thor Benson – Naps are pretty great, right? Well, it turns out they might save your life. A new peer-reviewed, observational study published in the journal Heart has …
By Nina Pullano – The overuse of antibiotics among humans has contributed to a growing resistance to their medications. This trend is, in turn, a major health concern in hospitals. But another of our habits is creating the same problem in farm animals: …
By Paul Ridden – The folding point is at the center of the frame, with the rider pulling on a central knob and lifting up to fold. iMiró. – There are fast-folding e-bikes that collapse down for transport in just a few seconds and …
Hypergiant Industries has a possible solution. By Mike Brown – Algae could play a surprising role in the fight against climate change. A.I.-focused technology firm Hypergiant Industries recently announced a machine that uses the aquatic organisms to sequester carbon dioxide. Algae, the company …
Most elderly individuals’ brains degrade over time, but some match — or even outperform — younger individuals on cognitive tests. By Matt Davis – “Super-agers” seem to escape the decline in cognitive function that affects most of the elderly population. New research suggests …
The meat-free burgers are a hit with meat lovers. By Mike Brown – Plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are proving a hit with meat-eaters. Research from the Canadian non-profit foundation Angus Reid released Tuesday shows that, of non-vegetarians that …
This microbe breaks one of the toughest chemical bonds in existence. By Peter Hess – Let’s face it: It’s nearly impossible to avoid a startling array of chemicals, whether they’re in the water we drink, the air we breathe, or the food we …
“Bone was invented in part to escape danger.” By Sarah Sloat – Bones are more than just the scaffolding for our body lumps. Bones are rigid organs filled with a honeycomb-like matrix, and while they do protect our internal organs, they also secret …
Not that they need another reason. By Peter Hess – Whether it’s a hassle with spiral notebooks or a struggle with scissors, left-handers don’t have it easy in this right-handed world. But new research suggests that their uniqueness shows up in more significant …
By Ben Coxworth – A diagram of the energy-harvesting device. Gao et al. – As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a …
