WEIRD FACTS
Steam billows from two cooling towers serving Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 2005. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster – By Todd Allen, Professor of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan Published: 2024 Sep 27 – Constellation, an energy …
A patient has been functionally cured of type 1 diabetes with a new stem cell therapy. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Sep 30 – A patient with type 1 diabetes has been functionally cured of the disease, requiring no insulin doses for over …
Today’s AI models, pictured here using generative tools, are infants – and their understanding of truth is being held back by the human thinking and language they’re trained on. – By Loz Blain 2024 Sep 29 – AIs have a big problem with truth and …
Prenatal supplements are not the insurance plan that many doctors believe them to be. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images – By Mary Scourboutakos, Family Medicine Resident and Nutrition Expert, Eastern Virginia Medical School Published: 2024 Jun 03, Updated: 2024 Jun 04 – If …
Nearly 60% of respondents to one medical school survey said they received no nutritional education at all. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images – By Nathaniel Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of North Dakota and by Madeline Comeau, Medical …
Scientists have finally discovered just how static electricity works – and cats are particularly good at creating it. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Sep 26 – Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates …
Once squirted into the nose, the spray forms a gel (blue) that traps and neutralizes microbes. Randal McKenzie, McKenzie Illustrations – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Sep 25 – Nobody wants to get a respiratory infection such as COVID-19 or the flu, but vaccines aren’t …
Changing the position of defibrillator pads could improve survival rates after a cardiac arrest. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Sep 24 – Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the …
Researchers have found a link between the gut microbiome and aggression. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Sep 23 – Gut bacteria that have been disrupted in infancy can lead to greater aggression later in life, including causing changes to aggression-related genes, according to …
An artist’s impression of the gigantic black hole jets, nicknamed Porphyrion E. Wernquist / D. Nelson (IllustrisTNG Collaboration) / M. Oei – By Michael Irving 2024 Sep 19 – Astronomers have spotted an absolutely colossal cosmic chimney that stretches as far as 140 Milky …