WEIRD HISTORY
Tai chi was found to be better than aerobic exercise at lowering problematic high blood pressure. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 11 – A new study has found that tai chi was significantly more effective than aerobic exercise at lowering blood pressure …
An extract of sandalwood oil has proven an effective prostate cancer treatment in mice. Original image: Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 13 – A new study has found that, in mouse models of prostate cancer, a compound extracted from sandalwood oil was …
The Porsmose man from the Neolithic period, killed by two arrows with bone tips. New evidence suggests it was not such a peaceful transition of power from the hunter-gatherers to the first farmers. National Museum of Denmark/Lund University – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Feb 12 …
The FCC has made robocalls using AI-generated voices illegal. AI-generated by DALL-E. View 3 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 08 – In the wake of US President Joe Biden seemingly calling New Hampshire residents to tell them not to vote in the …
A satellite image shows a powerful atmospheric river hitting the U.S. West Coast on 2024 Jan 31. NOAA GOES – By Qian Cao, Hydrologist, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, University of California, San Diego Updated: 2024 Jan 31 – Millions of …
Creating the alphabet took thousands of years. kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Jane Sancinito, Assistant Professor of History, UMass Lowell Published: 2024 Jan 29 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d …
Google’s Lumiere AI video generation tool: next level. Google Research – By Loz Blain 2024 Jan 23 – We’ve come a long way from Will Smith eating spaghetti in the last 10 months. AI-generated video is advancing at a jaw-dropping rate – and Google’s …
Researchers have discovered what’s behind the unexpected spread of flesh-eating ulcers in southeastern Australia. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jan 23 – After confounding scientists for more than 80 years and following an unexpected recent outbreak in Australia, researchers have finally discovered how …
An old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon’s Coast Range. Beverly Law, CC BY-ND – By Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University And by William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International …
Social media and cellphones connected President Trump to the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images – By Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University Published: 2024 Jan 05 – The shocking events of 2021 Jan 06, …
