WEIRD HISTORY
Scientists in South Korea have developed a new way to grow diamonds in the lab in minutes, under normal pressure levels. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 May 24 – Diamonds are famously formed under high pressure and temperature, which is partly why they’re …
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the Earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic. Svein-Magne Tunli – tunliweb.no/Wikimedia, CC BY-NC-SA – By David Wallace, Assistant Clinical Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University Updated: 2024 May 13 – The …
Robots could be surgically swapping heads within the decade. BrainBridge – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 May 22 – In what sounds more like the opening scene from a B-grade sci-fi/horror flick, head transplant operations performed entirely by robotic surgeons could be coming to a …
An aerial view of the rust-colored Kutuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Thawing permafrost is exposing minerals to weathering, increasing the acidity of the water, which releases metals like iron, zinc and copper. Ken Hill/National Park Service View …
The Giza pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo have always made people wonder: how were such incredible structures built with nothing but human and animal muscle for power? Depositphotos View 4 Images – By Michael Irving 2024 May 20 – Scientists have discovered that …
A new method for making super-pure silicon could pave the way for quantum computers. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 May 13 – Silicon is so important for electronics and computing that it’s become synonymous with technology – even getting a valley named after …
The extremely bright area at about 4 o’clock shows a solar flare from May 10th rated at X5.8 – the image is rendered in a subset of extreme ultraviolet light. NASA SDO – By Michael Franco 2024 May 17 – While millions of people …
Ingested before, during or soon after drinking, the gel converts alcohol into harmless acetic acid. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2024 May 13 – If you enjoy having a drink with friends every so often but don’t want to get drunk, then a new …
Like a pinch or two of salt at the dining table? Scientists warn that it comes with a significant cancer risk – By Paul McClure 2024 May 09 – There’s already a link between salt intake and stomach cancer in Asian populations. Now, a …
Here mum, I’ve bought you something! – Fizkes/Shutterstock – By Chih-Ling Liu, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University and by Robert Kozinets, Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Published: 2024 Mar 06 – After your daughter spends the weekend …
