WEIRD NATURE
Trees aren’t just awkward sleeping spots for these bashful bears. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Dec 19 – Scientists have discovered that the giant panda, long considered a bit of a loner, has a surprisingly active social life, communicating with friends and family …
Nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and other gingerbread spices. Almaje/iStock via Getty Images – By Serina DeSalvio, Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University Published: 2023 Dec 11 – Regardless of how you celebrate end-of-year holidays, food is probably central to your winter …
Artistic rendition of the Rhynie Chert in the Early Devonian period. Victor O. Leshyk View gallery – 3 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Dec 07 – A fungus that attacked other organisms 407 million years ago has been unearthed among a collection …
A subset of neurons linked to self-image were activated when the mouse noticed its forehead ink spot. DALL-E – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Dec 05 – Joining the likes of killer whales (Orcinus orca) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), plus a number of primates, …
An artistic impression of an experiment investigating whether spacetime follows classical or quantum physics. Isaac Young View gallery – 3 images – By Michael Irving 2023 Dec 05 – A unified Theory Of Everything is the holy grail of physics, but gravity refuses to …
The plant-based diet came out well ahead of a healthy omnivore eating plan. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Dec 03 – The fact that eating less meat improves cardiovascular health is not a new revelation, but previous studies supporting this have often been …
Managing methane from belching cattle is a top innovation priority. Lance Cheung/USDA –– By Paul Winters, Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame – Published: 2023 Dec 02 – For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual …
Possessing certain personality traits increases the risk of a dementia diagnosis, while others lessen it, research has found. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Nov 30 – New research has found that some personality traits increase the risk of a dementia diagnosis, whereas others …
LHS 3154b, a newly discovered massive planet that should be too big to exist. The Pennsylvania State University – By Suvrath Mahadevan, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State and by Guðmundur Kári Stefánsson, NASA Hubble Fellow, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, …
Could nature be the solution to the world’s impending food shortages? Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 29 – In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with …
