WEIRD SCIENCE
Ultraprocessed foods contain ingredients not found in a typical kitchen and are often designed to be extremely palatable. beats3/iStock viaGetty Images Plus – By Paul Dawson, Professor of Food Science, Clemson University Published: 2025 May 26 – On 2025 May 22, the White …
Cancers in humans and dogs are very similar, which is helping the development of effective treatments. Depositphotos original extended using generative AI – By Paul McClure 2025 May 26 – Positive results from clinical trials of an immune therapy in dogs with bone cancer …
Cysteine is found in almost all foods, and is particularly prevalent in meats, poultry, eggs, lentils and some nuts. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2025 May 21 – By eliminating the essential amino acid cysteine from the diets of mice, and disabling their ability …
An electron microscope image, colorized, shows different structures of pollen grains, including sunflower, morning glory and primrose. Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility – By Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology and by Linus Victor Anyanna, Graduate …
An artistic rendition of our solar system, including the Sun and eight planets. vjanez/iStock via Getty Images – By Christopher Palma, Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State and by Lucas Brefka, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State Published: 2025 …
Birds are drawn to the mirror effect of windows. That can turn deadly when they think they see trees. CCahill/iStock/Getty Images Plus – By Jason Hoeksema, Professor of Ecology, University of Mississippi Published: 2025 May 21 – When wood thrushes arrive in northern …
Light, whether from a star or your flashlight, travels at 186,000 miles per second. Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images – By Jarred Roberts, Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego Published: 2025 May 20 – My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted …
A closer look at the prototype multi-language, multi-speaker translation headphones. Shyam Gollakota – By Michael Franco 2025 May 17 – As an American who has been living in Portugal and studying the language sporadically for about 18 months, I’m finally at the point where …
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Richard Garwin at the White House on 2016 Nov 22. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik – By Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School Published: 2025 …
Invalidating a patient’s symptoms can cause shame, anger, and suicidality. Depositphotos original enhanced using AI – By Paul McClure 2025 May 15 – Doctors who dismiss or trivialize patients’ symptoms can cause long-lasting harm, according to a new study. This “medical gaslighting” can not …
