WEIRD SCIENCE
Man in his 50s with prostate cancer maintained accent until his death despite having never been to Ireland. The man maintained the accent through 20 months of treatment despite never having visited Ireland nor having immediate Irish relatives. Photograph: Gareth McCormack/Alamy – Richard …
The explosion, called a kilonova, created a rapidly expanding fireball of luminous matter before collapsing to form a black hole. The kilonova occurred when the remnants of two massive stars collided. Photograph: Albert Sneppen/Reuters – Reuters 2023 Feb 15 – Astronomers have observed …
Canadian prime minister says he has spoken to US president Joe Biden about the object. US F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images – Lauren Aratani and Nadeem Badshah Published on 2023 Feb 11 – A US warplane shot down an unidentified …
Invasive species proliferating in Valais is encroaching on natural reserves and posing a biodiversity threat. As global heating intensifies, the residents of Valais are finding an invasive species of cacti taking over their slopes. Photograph: pob/Peter Oliver Baumgartner – By Alessio Perrone Last …
Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State Published: 2023 Feb 06 – Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams …
Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care. THE PALMER/E+ via Getty Images – By Allison Kelliher, Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of North Dakota Published: 2023 Feb 03 – Six and one-half …
Scientists have used an existing arthritis drug to rejuvenate the blood stem cells of elderly mice. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 05 – In what sounds like dystopian sci-fi, researchers have recently shown that infusions of youthful blood can improve the health …
One idea of what the surface of a water-rich planet orbiting a red dwarf star might look like. NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter – By Michael Franco 2023 Feb 03 – Searching the galaxy for planets like Earth is a slow-going needle-in-a-haystack proposition. In fact, …
A new study unexpectedly found prairie voles genetically modified to carry no oxytocin receptors still formed strong social bonds and retained the ability to nurse offspring. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Feb 02 – Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie …
Some researchers are calling for health warning labels to be put on ultra-processed food packaging. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Feb 01 – A study looking at the health records of nearly 200,000 people in the United Kingdom has found a link between …
