WEIRD SCIENCE
In a landmark study, scientists have made a huge breakthrough in mental health. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 08 – In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously …
The ‘feeling’ was spread not by sound or scent but by visual interaction. Depositphotos – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Dec 07 – Bumblebees have a way of looking both adorable and slightly overserved, wobbling from flower to flower like fuzzy little potatoes. They seem …
Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the RAS Irina Reshetova. Ekaterina Lameykina – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Dec 06 – Archaeologists have uncovered the submerged ruins of a medieval Silk Road city beneath Lake Issyk-Kul. Located in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, high in the Tien …
One of the thousands of Drosera silvicola discovered at Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia. Thilo Alexander Krueger/Australian Wildlife Conservancy. View 4 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 05 – There’s an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – …
New drug could repair damage caused by serious events like heart attack. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 04 – After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a …
Vitamin C could offer low-cost protection against airborne particles. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 03 – Vitamin C may offer meaningful protection against one of the world’s invisible but pervasive health threats – fine-particle air pollution. New research has found that the …
Damage to the cornea from infections, injury, or genetic disorders can lead to blindness – and often requires a transplant. Arteum.ro / Unsplash – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2025 Dec 02 – In a major breakthrough in human tissue replication, for the first time ever …
A rendering of a bacteriophage – a virus that preys on bacteria. Depositphotos – By Malcolm Azania 2025 Dec 01 – They’re gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, and worth billions. No, not Hollywood starlets and hunks and the stars of K-Pop. Well, OK, yes – they …
Preserving the value of real human voices will likely depend on how people adapt to artificial intelligence and collaborate with it. BlackJack3D/E+ via Getty Images – By Francesco Agnellini, Lecturer in Digital and Data Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: …
You could be flushing away your chance to advance medical science. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Nov 28 – You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your …
