WEIRD NATURE
Along the Potomac River in Maryland, more than 100 abandoned World War I steamships make up the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay. Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 25 – Old Nazi warheads and US warships have …
Scientists now know how HIV (the tiny yellow particles seen here) integrates into the human genome. NIAID – By Paul McClure 2025 Sep 20 – A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability that …
Scientists have engineered a species of Salmonella that self-destructs inside colon cancer tumors. Wikimedia Commons/NIAID CC BY 2.0 – By Paul McClure 2025 Sep 22 – Scientists have engineered Salmonella bacteria to self-destruct inside tumors, releasing signals that spark powerful immune hubs and shrink …
Eight of these craters have so far been identified. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 21 – On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes …
Cheese cave fungi mutate to survive, giving scientists a rare glimpse of evolution. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 20 – A chance discovery in a Vermont cheese cave has given scientists a rare glimpse of evolution unfolding in real time – and …
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 …
