WEIRD FACTS
Olmec culture deeply shaped later Mesoamerican civilizations like the Aztecs. Danny Lehman/The Image Bank via Getty Images – By Karl Taube, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside Published: 2023 Jun 07 – An extremely important 1-ton sculpture, sometimes referred to by …
Buzzfeed: Your green thumb can bring all the bees to your yard. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 May 22 – A study of nearly 23,000 interactions between different species of bumblebees and flowers has determined what these environmentally important fuzzy buzzers like to …
Researchers have found that the naturally occurring amino acid taurine appears to play a role in aging in animals. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Jun 08 – Aging is an inevitable part of living. But inevitable as it is, many are keen to …
A new study has found that some viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, cause brain cells to fuse, which may explain the ‘brain fog’ some people experience after contracting COVID. Depositphotos – By Paul McClur 2023 Jun 08 – New research has found that viruses such as …
A closeup showing the honeycomb structures made by S. sputigena growing atop S. mutans bacteria. Hyun (Michel) Koo – By Michael Franco 2023 Jun 08 – For the first time, researchers have found a bacterium that forms superstructures when it gets caught in sticky …
Artificial blood vessels could help doctors deal with the troubling rate of cardiovascular disease around the world. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Jun 07 – Researchers in the Netherlands have combined two different 3D-printing techniques to produce artificial blood vessel prototypes. The process …
Some of the cats involved in a trial of a new gene therapy contraceptive that could reduce the need for surgical spaying. Cincinnati Zoo – By Michael Irving 2023 Jun 06 – Getting your cat spayed is a normal part of pet ownership, but …
The billionaire’s record has raised concerns over Neuralink’s ability to responsibly oversee the development of such an invasive device. Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink last week received approval to conduct its first clinical trials. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters – Regarding Elon Musk – By Kari …
Decomposing pieces of Great Atlantic sargassum belt carry Vibrio bacteria on state’s shoreline. Sargassum algae piles up along the shore at a beach in Cancún, México, last month. Photograph: Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images – Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by About …
Fossil vanished shortly afterwards and was found again after a social media callout and donated to museum in Santa Cruz. The mastodon tooth is less than 1m years old, which is ‘new’ by fossil standards. Photograph: Jennifer Schuh/AP – Associated Press Last modified …
