WEIRD NATURE
Telomeres (red) at the ends of chromosomes protect your DNA from damage. Thomas Ried/NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health via Flickr, CC BY-NC – By Patricia Opresko, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh Health …
Elephants were found to have 20 copies of a cancer-suppressing gene, while humans only have one copy. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jul 17 – An exciting new study from an international team of scientists has shed some light on exactly why elephants, …
Some cities never sleep. Noam Cohen/EyeEm via Getty Images – By Yuyu Zhou, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Iowa State University Published: 2022 Jul 12 – The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea City lights that …
Looking from Antarctica’s Scott Base towards Antarctica’s McMurdo Station. Stuart Shaw/Fly On the Wall Images – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jul 14 – Researchers stationed in Antarctica have been left mesmerized by the skies brought on by the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption. The …
Scientists Wilhelmina van de Ven, Katayoon Dehesh and Jin-Zheng Wang have furthered our understanding of the way plants produce salicylic acid. UCR – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jul 12 – Much like we take aspirin to alleviate a splitting headache, plants also have their …
Rarely seen above-ground, a pocket gopher peeks out of one its tunnels. Veronica Selden/University of Florida – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jul 11 – When we think of our fellow plant-eating mammals, we tend to picture them just eating whatever they find while foraging. …
An explosive Spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with Summers only expected to intensify. Fire activity is expected to increase in several US states over the coming months. Photograph: Marc Piscotty/Getty Image – Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco …
Mosquito-borne diseases are estimated to cause over 1 million deaths a year. mrs/Moment via Getty Images – By Penghua Wang, Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of Connecticut Published: 2022 Jun 30 – Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal. Over 1 million deaths per …
Researchers have demonstrated a new method for cloning mice from freeze-dried adult cells. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jul 06 – Climate change is threatening many species with extinction, so we owe it to them to try to help. Japanese scientists have now …
Fast-moving floodwater obliterated sections of major roads through Yellowstone National Park in 2022. Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service – By Frances Davenport, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Published: 2022 Jul 05 – Heavy rain combined with melting snow can …
