WEIRD SCIENCE
The Ford F-150 Lightning with extended-range 131-kWh battery pack can power the average US home for three days in the event of an outage. Ford View 5 Images – By C.C. Weiss 2022 Feb 03 – Electric vehicles are increasingly including the capability …
Scientists have studied the chemical components of everyday plastics such as drink bottles, and found that many contribute to fat cell development in mice. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Jan 31 – Obesity rates around the world are on the rise, almost tripling …
Scientists have developed a promising new technique to heat up and destroy tumors from within. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Feb 02 – One promising possibility for next-gen cancer treatments involves infiltrating tumors with specially-designed particles and heating them up to destroy the …
Formerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study shows. Pedalos on the banks of the Marmara Sea covered with sea snot. As the climate crisis heats the seas, plankton are on the move, with potentially profound consequences for …
A new AEM electrolysis technology developed in Korea promises lower costs, increased performance and at least 10X the durability of prior AEMs. KIST – By Loz Blain 2022 Jan 30 – Electrolysis is a key component of the cost of green hydrogen, and a …
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), like this one photographed in 2015, can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth. Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA – By Michael Irving 2022 Jan 27 – The Sun is capable of some worryingly powerful outbursts. In ice cores from both ends of …
The longspine squirrelfish is just one of many fishes that has something to say. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jan 28 – We generally don’t think of fish as being a vocal bunch – after all, anglers don’t typically use “fish calls” to …
Those with a large gap between measured retinal age and their chronological age were more likely to die early. Peshkova/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jan 19 – A new study has proposed that a simple retina scan could indicate whether a person is …
J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images – By Geneva Sands, CNN Updated 7:17 PM ET, Tue – 2022 Jan 25 – (CNN) Domestic violent extremists will “likely continue” to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States, …
The Civil Aviation Division of the Transport Authority of Slovakia has granted a Certificate of Airworthiness to Klein Vision’s AirCar. Klein Vision – By Paul Ridden 2022 Jan 24 – Following its maiden flight toward the end of 2020, and flying city-to-city for the …
