WEIRD SCIENCE
Megatsunamis, could pose an increasing threat, as illustrated here by AI. View 3 Images – By Joe Salas 2024 Sep 03 – Polar icecap melt has been towards the top of the worry list of the climate-conscious for years. Ocean levels have risen an …
A replica of the Welcome Nugget, the second largest gold nugget ever discovered. Anatoli Lvov/CC BY-SA 3.0 – By Michael Irving 2024 Sep 02 – Stumbling on a giant gold nugget and never working again is something we’ve all daydreamed about, but how exactly …
Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling techniques. Amir.Salehkhah via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA – By Adriana Zúñiga-Terán, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography, University of Arizona Published: 2024 Aug 30 – Modern buildings …
A spider-shaped biohybrid robot is driven by natural impulses from a fungus. Cornell University – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 31 – Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new …
The researchers looked at data from 90,903 people who are part of the UK Biobank project. Photograph: Chris Rout/Alamy – Heart disease – People with most compensatory sleep 19% less likely to develop heart disease than those with the least – By Tobi …
Although H5N1 typically infects wild birds, the virus has spilled over into domesticated animal populations, like dairy cows. Peter Cade/Stone via Getty Images – By Jenna Guthmiller, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Published: 2024 Aug 28 – …
Even though people knew they were taking placebo pills, they still had a significant effect on mental health. Depositphotos View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Aug 26 – Taking placebo pills fully aware that they contain no active pharmacological ingredients can still …
Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains. Water samples from Acid Canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on 2024 Jul 22. Photograph: Michael Ketterer/AP– New Mexico – Tom Perkins Last modified on …
A drug already used to treat Alzheimer’s could find a second use in inducing a hibernation-like state, to save lives during medical emergencies. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 25 – In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used …
Starliner will be leaving the ISS without its crew. Boeing – By David Szondy 2024 Aug 24 – In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts “not stranded” on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to …
