WEIRD NATURE
Scientists have shown how plastics in soil can travel into the food we eat. Depositphotos – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Sep 19 – In the shadowy underworld of soil, tiny plastic particles are lurking like molecular saboteurs. Researchers have long suspected they’re sneaking into …
Participants taking the cocoa supplement had a significant improvement in biomarkers relating to heart inflammation. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 17 – A daily cocoa extract supplement rich in flavanols appears to reduce age-related inflammation, according to new results from the largest …
The new drug-delivery system only activates when inside a tumor and calls upon the body’s own immune system to destroy it. ChatGPT – By Michael Franco 2025 Sep 16 – A new breakthrough from researchers at the University of Cambridge removes the dangers involved …
Beer could be making you a mosquito magnet. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 12 – We don’t fully understand why some people appear more attractive to mosquitoes – largely because it’s complicated, a tangled web of physiological factors, geography and species. But …
Getting enough sleep is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to maintain healthy skin. TatyanaGl/iStock via Getty Images – By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Published: 2025 Sep 12 – Have you ever woken up after a …
Domesticated animals have grown in body size – while wildlife continues to shrink. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 07 – In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, …
Bending ice causes it to generate electricity. Stony Brook University – By David Szondy 2025 Sep 06 – A cool new study with chilly implications from a team led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) …
More than a decade ago starfish started dying from a mysterious disease. Scientists have now finally figured out what has been going on. Bennett Whitnell/Hakai Institute – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Sep 05 – A mysterious marine epidemic has erased billions of sea stars …
The beans that created this cup of coffee had a long journey. Guido Mieth/Moment via Getty Images – By Paul Mwebaze, Research Economist at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Published: 2025 Sep 02 – If your …
Concept of RoboBall on the Moon. Kaitlyn Johnson/Texas A&M Engineering – By David Szondy 2025 Sep 01 – We’re used to rovers exploring the Moon or Mars to have legs and wheels for moving around, but a team at Texas A&M led by Robert …
