WEIRD SCIENCE
A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images – By Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University And by Travis Belote, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, …
The engineered E. coli responds to elevated glucose levels by releasing GLP-1. (Science Photo Library/Canva) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Bacteria engineered to sense and reduce glucose levels could be the future of type 2 diabetes treatments, following pre-clinical trials on …
Order from psychedelic chaos depends on the setting. (agsandrew/Getty Images) – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 19 – Psychedelics are inherently chaotic drugs, dissolving the boundary between self and surrounds by sowing discord in the brain. – Many describe the results as profoundly life-changing. …
An image of pregnant women seen among the Huashan rock art. Wen et al., J. Archaeol. Sci, 2026 – By Mike McRae 2026 Aug 17 – An extensive gallery of ancient rock art paintings in Southern China has long intrigued archaeologists by somehow surviving …
The prototype device warns wearers of gaseous, aerosolized, and aqueous environmental toxins by vibrating against their skin. Baha Erim Uzunoğlu – By Malcolm Azania 2026 Aug 17 – An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, …
This is how China gets kids to school. Yunnan Net – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Aug 16 – A breathtaking plunge in an elevator down the side of a canyon has opened, drastically increasing capacity and making what was once a six-hour round trip …
This landmark decision comes as a surprise given the FDA’s earlier stance on mRNA influenza vaccine research. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Aug 06 – In a somewhat surprise announcement, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first US influenza vaccine …
Survivors of lightning strikes often struggle to find physicians who know how to treat them. Rakesh Bakshi/AFP via Getty Images – By Daile Zhang, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota Published: 2026 Aug 10 – Every year, an estimated 6,000 …
Vibrio vulnificus infections are spreading across the U.S. because of climate change. CDC/Colorized by James Gathany – By Bill Sullivan, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University Published: 2026 Aug 11 – Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but …
Police create evacuation corridors to quickly move vehicles out of a neighborhood threatened by a wildfire on 2026 Aug 01. AP Photo/Young Kwak – By Ashley Bosa, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Resilience Institute at Boise State University, Boise State University Published: 2026 Aug 06 – …
