WEIRD SCIENCE
Researchers have discovered evidence of phytoplankton blooms beneath the sea ice of Antarctica. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Nov 17 – Antarctica isn’t exactly the type of place you’d expect to be teeming with life, but a new study suggests the frigid environment …
Rock that crashed into family’s driveway provides compelling evidence water arrived on asteroids. Most of the Winchcombe meteorite was recovered just hours after its spectacular fireball lit up the skies over the UK in February 2021 during lockdown. Photograph: Trustees of the Natural …
Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that can track viruses before they infect cells. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Nov 15 – Scientists at Duke University have created a real-time video that captures the frantic movements of a single virus as it …
Advocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions. About 85% of agricultural land in England is used for pasture for grazing animals or to grow food. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Cop27 live – latest news updates – …
Australia’s green light for the procedure opens up potential to treat bacterial infections, as well as other diseases. A fecal microbiota transplant helps an unhealthy gut to ‘repopulate the bacterial microenvironment’. Photograph: Steve Gschmeissner/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF – Tory Shepherd Last modified …
Study finds rats instinctively move in time to music – an ability previously thought to be uniquely human. Rats were fitted with miniature accelerometers and played excerpts from Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major. Photograph: Thomas Leirikh/Getty Images/iStockphoto – Hannah Devlin …
The study showed that synthetic fertilizers temporarily alter the electrical field produced by flowers such as lavender, causing bumblebees to pass them over. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Nov 09 – A number of studies have already shown that synthetic chemicals can harm …
Scientists suggest octopuses propel material as part of den cleaning, but also in interactions and with purpose. The octopuses may hit each other with projectiles as an assertion of personal space, it has been suggested. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Nicola Davis Science correspondent …
Scientists expect heatwaves to become more common in Europe (and elsewhere) as temperatures continue to rise. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Nov 06 – Scientists tracking climate change have found Europe is seeing temperatures increase at more than twice the global average. This …
The case study found structural deficits in the building contributed to airflow, and subsequent COVID infections, between non-adjacent rooms on different floors. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Nov 06 – A striking new case study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases illustrates …
