WEIRD SCIENCE
The exoplanet K2-18b isn’t exactly Earth, but it’s as close as it gets. By Passant Rabie – Good news: We’re all moving 110 light-years away! Well, maybe not quite yet, but scientists just made a major breakthrough in the search for habitable worlds …
By David Szondy – High-resolution mapping of the distribution of elements in a sample from the 2,000-year-old Temple Scroll, as shown by the colors at the right of this image, is providing insight into the scroll’s ancient fabrication method. James Weaver. – A …
Researchers at Texas A&M University want to make batteries a bit more eco-friendly. By Mike Brown – Organic batteries that use protein to transfer electrons could one day hold the future of power storage. Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a means …
The helmet could offer more vital information faster. By Mike Brown – Ready to leap into action, Iron Man-style? Hypergiant Industries took the wraps off its prototype augmented reality helmet Thursday, which can be used by firefighters and rescue teams to help save …
By Jack Crosbie – The internet is about to become a vicious, chaotic battlefield, and Elon Musk says advanced A.I. could make the carnage even worse. According to a short exchange on Musk’s Twitter feed, the systems that keep the internet running are …
Yo-yoing between eating well during the week and binging on junk food over the weekend is likely a bad idea. By Margaret Morris – A relatively healthy but complex community is living together peacefully until an unruly mob of hooligans begins unsettling the …
By Ben Coxworth – Pomegranates – and their juice – are rich in polyphenols. Is992007. – Affecting one out of every 10 infants that are still in the womb, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a potentially-serious condition that can limit brain development. According …
By Michael Irving – Researcher Mathieu Prévot with water collected from the new device that can wring water out of even very dry air. Grant Glover, University of South Alabama. – As vital as clean water is for human life, unfortunately it’s not always …
By Michael Irving – A facial reconstruction of Australopithecus anamensis, based on a newly found, almost-complete skull. Matt Crow – – A new fossil discovery means we’re finally able to look upon the face of our oldest ancestor. Paleontologists have discovered an almost-complete skull …
By Rich Haridy – New research shows breath THC levels can correlate with blood THC levels, but does this offer authorities an objective way to catch stoned drivers? zstockphotos/Depositphotos. One of the many challenges authorities are currently facing, following the growing spread of …
