WEIRD NATURE
Kids with autism spectrum disorder showed distinct changes to gut microorganisms. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jul 09 – Autism spectrum disorder is associated with distinct changes to the composition and functioning of a wide range of gut microorganisms, according to a new …
Scientists believe this blue frog sighting is a “once-in-a-lifetime” chance. Jake Barker/AWC – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jul 08 – An amphibian has lived up to its name, swapping out its usual green coloring for bright blue, in the first-ever record of a magnificent …
SmartyPlants will also help you learn to become an expert indoor gardener. SmartyPlants – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jun 27 – ‘Pandemic gardens’ were almost as popular as new pets and sourdough starters during 2020, but many of us learnt the hard way that …
A healer conducts an ayahuasca drinking ceremony in Avie village, in Ecuador, on Jan.14, 2023. Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty images – Pardis Mahdavi, President, University of La Verne Published: 2024 Jun 28 – Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem …
CBD use during pregnancy might not be safe. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 25 – While CBD or cannabidiol is now widely available, widely used and generally considered safe, new research has found that its use during pregnancy may produce some strange …
“Purple fire” – leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) by Gustav Parenmark (age 17, Sweden). Royal Entomological Society View 19 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jun 27 – This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people’s favorite, but insects …
An emerging model of intelligence finds flexible problem-solving capabilities at the cellular level and beyond – and it threatens to upend not just biology and genetics, but medicine, AI and consciousness research, among other things. Depositphotos View 12 Images – By Loz Blain 2024 …
Lokiceratops rangiformis is a distant cousin of the Triceratops. Fabrizio Lavezza/The Museum of Evolution, Knuthenborg CC BY-NC-ND – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 21 – A never-before-seen species of horned, herbivorous dinosaur, a predecessor of the Triceratops, has been unveiled at the Natural History …
Covering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil. Carl Lipo – Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2024 Jun 21 – Conventional …
Smoke from the South Fork fire covers the Sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Monday. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters – New Mexico – At least one killed as residents of Ruidoso escape blazes which …
