WEIRD NATURE
A depiction of solar energy being stored as a chemical bond in a molecule. Image generated using Google AI – By Chelsea Haney 2026 Apr 10 – Beyond the rather low efficiency of today’s solar panels in converting the power of the Sun into electricity, …
Psilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied. Smitt/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Hollis Karoly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus And by Kent Hutchison, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus …
This wild ground bee, Andrena nothoscordi, is typically found in the Central U.S. and Southeast and loves false garlic flowers. Sam Droege/USGS Bee Lab via Flickr – By (see more on Grozinger, Melathopoulos, Rittschof, Patch, and Evans below) Published: 2026 Apr 09 – North America’s …
A monkey swipes a soda in Thailand. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images – By Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles And by Peter Mikula, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty …
In a good year, the West’s mountain snowpack feeds streams and rivers well into Summer. George Rose/Contributor/Getty Images News – By Imtiaz Rangwala, Senior Research Scientist in Climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 2026 Apr 01 …
Tornadoes can be erratic and extremely dangerous. Brent Koops/NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015, CC BY – By Perry Samson, Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Science, University of Michigan Published: 2026 Mar 23 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all …
The most delicious little morsel of nature you may never have heard of. New Atlas – View 4 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Mar 22 – Resembling something more like green grapes with thicker and darker skin, the kiwiberry may be one of …
“Fishing Together,” Myanmar National winner, Sony World Photography Awards 2026. Kyaw Zayar Lin – View 11 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2026 Mar 21 – The Sony World Photography Awards competition has been attracting immensely talented creatives from across the globe since 2008, and …
A lamprey’s ever-so-attractive oral disc. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2026 Mar 11 – Lampreys are able to stay securely attached to whales and sharks as they hurtle through the ocean, so you’d think they could teach us a thing or two about suction. …
Lorea Hausheer (Switzerland) – Shortlist, Open Competition in Motion. Lorea Hausheer/Sony World Photography Awards 2026 – View 14 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Mar 10 – The Sony World Photography Awards, put together by the World Photography Organisation, are now in their …
