WEIRD SCIENCE
More than 3,000 years ago, a group of people set out from the Solomon Island chain in the southwestern edge of the Pacific Ocean and steered their outrigger canoes toward the horizon, with no land as far as their eyes could see. These …
By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online – Image copyright Getty Images – A loss of smell or taste may be a sign that you have coronavirus, according to UK researchers. A team at King’s College London looked at responses from more …
By Nick Lavars – A new study has demonstrated how sediment flows in the ocean can shift microplastic waste into the deep ocean. tomisl.z/Depositphotos. – Millions of tons of plastic waste washes into the world’s oceans each year, but a new study has revealed …
By Ben Coxworth – A stylized diagram of the system, which could detect brain activity in both deep and surface regions at the same time. Andreas Schaefer, The Francis Crick Institute. – When it comes to accurately reading the brain’s electrical signals, many systems …
By Ben Coxworth – A microscope image showing how a sheet of the plastic biodegrades in seawater – the material was developed in partnership with Japanese company Nihon Shokuhin Kako. Osaka University. – Whether it’s entangling marine animals, clogging their guts when they eat …
By Nick Lavars – NASA has developed a new 3D map to help track methane in the atmosphere. NASA/Scientific Visualization Studio. – Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas that can come from all kinds of places, including industrial facilities, agriculture, the production of …
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By Rich Haridy – March 16, 2020 – This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 colorized with different tones to better highlight the crown-like spikes protruding from the surface of the virus. NIAID-w. – A new study published in the journal Science has tracked …
By Nick Lavars – Scientists have uncovered a potential new treatment for Lyme disease, which is spread by ticks and affects as many as 300,000 people a year in the US. daksel/Depositpew. – Lyme disease is an infectious condition spread by ticks that affects …
By Michael Irving – A hypothetical particle called an axion could explain three different physics mysteries. richter1910/Depositphotos. – The Standard Model of particle physics does a decent enough job of explaining the universe, but it still has some holes in it. Now, a new …