WEIRD SCIENCE
Periodical cicada in Washington, D.C., 2017 May. Katha Schulz/Flickr, CC BY – By John Cooley, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut 2021 Mar 12 – A big …
BASE particle physicists have discovered a very precise way to examine antimatter. The Veil Nebula. Credit: By Jschulman555 – Own work, Wikipedia Commons. – By Philip Perry 2017 Dec 21 – Thank your lucky stars you’re alive. It’s truly a miracle of nature. …
Circle spoofing is an advanced form of GPS manipulation – but nobody knows exactly how, or why. Not really there – and not moving in circles: ‘ghost ship’ patterns off the coast of northern California. Credit: Courtesy of SkyTruth/Global Fishing Watch/Orbcomm/Spire – By …
New research highlights the need for chemical manufacturers to be more transparent in reporting how and where chemical compounds are used. Garsya/Depositphotos View 1 Images – By Rich Haridy 2021 Mar 18 – A study from scientists at UC San Francisco is demonstrating a …
An illustration of ‘Oumuamua’s pancake-like shape. William Hartmann View 2 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 17 – A few years ago, astronomers discovered a bizarre object named ‘Oumuamua, which not only defied conventional classification but was the first thing found to be …
Scientists have discovered fossilized plants almost a mile under the Greenland ice sheet, which has worrying implications for climate change. sergio_p/Depositphotos View 3 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 17 – Scientists have made the surprising discovery of fossilized plants 1.4 km …
Paul and Becky Rogers converted 14 acres of land in Kent County, Mich. to habitat that supports pollinators, songbirds and wildlife. USDA/Flickr, CC BY – By Thomas Hertel, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University 2021 Mar 09 – Growing food in a sustainable, …
Researchers have measured the smallest gravitational pull yet – equivalent to about the mass of a ladybug. yellow2j/Depositphotos View 4 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 11 – Of the four fundamental forces, gravity is the one we’re most familiar with in our …
The head and body of a sacoglossan sea slug, one day after they separated. We hear it was an amicable split. Sayaka Mitoh View 2 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 08 – To the envy of us humans, limb regeneration is common …
An astrophysicist has outlined a theoretical warp drive design that doesn’t require exotic physics. angelp/Depositphotos View 3 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 09 – Faster-than-light (FTL) travel is a staple of sci-fi, hand-waving away multi-millennia journeys between stars. Such a technology would …
