WEIRD NATURE
An AI-generated image constructed by the researchers illustrates what the lifeforms in the “Protosterol Biota” may have looked like. Orchestrated in MidJourney by TA 2023 – By Michael Irving 2023 Jun 14 – Scientists have discovered evidence of a “lost world” of previously unknown …
Buzzfeed: Your green thumb can bring all the bees to your yard. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 May 22 – A study of nearly 23,000 interactions between different species of bumblebees and flowers has determined what these environmentally important fuzzy buzzers like to …
A new study has found that some viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, cause brain cells to fuse, which may explain the ‘brain fog’ some people experience after contracting COVID. Depositphotos – By Paul McClur 2023 Jun 08 – New research has found that viruses such as …
Decomposing pieces of Great Atlantic sargassum belt carry Vibrio bacteria on state’s shoreline. Sargassum algae piles up along the shore at a beach in Cancún, México, last month. Photograph: Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images – Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by About …
Fossil vanished shortly afterwards and was found again after a social media callout and donated to museum in Santa Cruz. The mastodon tooth is less than 1m years old, which is ‘new’ by fossil standards. Photograph: Jennifer Schuh/AP – Associated Press Last modified …
Researchers have found that plants are very effective at clearing toxic pollutants from indoor air. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 May 26 – Researchers have demonstrated how effective plants are at ridding the air in your home, school, or workplace of toxic, carcinogenic …
The controversial author on the importance of updating his landmark book on animal liberation, being ‘flexibly vegan’ and the ethical dangers of artificial intelligence for the non-human world. ‘I’ve had to develop a thicker skin’: philosopher Peter Singer. Photograph: Alletta Vaandering – The …
A bumblebee lands on the flowers of a white sloe bush. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images – By Stephen Buchmann, Adjunct Professor of Entomology and of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona – Published: 2023 May 17 – As trees and …
A casual stroll on the beach can leave enough intact DNA behind to extract identifiable information. Comezora/Moment via Getty Images By Jenny Whilde, Adjunct Research Scientist in Marine Bioscience, University of Florida and by Jessica Alice Farrell, Postdoctoral associate, University of Florida …
Researchers have attached electrodes to mushrooms in the forest to measure their communication signals, and found they talk more after rain. Yu Fukasawa – By Michael Irving 2023 May 02 – Whether they’re hacking the brains of bugs or mining for gold, fungi are …
