WEIRD SCIENCE
Threats to global biodiversity are also threats to humans, experts warn. Smoke rises from a fire in the Amazon rainforest, south of Novo Progresso in the Para state, Brazil. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP / Getty Images) – By Nora McGreevy, …
How do bees, birds, whales and eels have the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field? New research article lays out the latest evidence. zizar/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2020 Sep 20 – One of the most persistent scientific mysteries over the past century …
A potential biosignature for life has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. NASA/JPL-Caltech – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 14 – While most eyes are on Mars as the most likely place we might find life beyond Earth, perhaps we should be looking …
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 2020 Sep 16 – For the first time, a planet has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf, also known as a dead star. This exoplanet, a planet outside of our solar system, is the size of Jupiter and …
Researchers have shown how to grow gold inside cancer cells in order to kill them. Spectral/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 13 – Gold isn’t just a pretty face – it’s shown promise in fighting cancer in many studies. Now researchers have found …
Migraine-suffering test subjects were exposed to green light for one to two hours a day, over a 10-week period. Kris Hanning/The University of Arizona Health Sciences – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Sep 10 – Three years ago, scientists from the University of Arizona reported …
GettyImages. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images – By Yelena Ionova, Postdoctoral Fellow in Quality of Medical Products, University of California, San Francisco 2020 Sep 11 – There are many more ingredients in every pill you take than what is listed on the bottle label. These …
Artist’s concept of a pulsar. NASA – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 10 – Astronomers have detected the strongest magnetic field ever observed in the universe. Studying powerful X-ray signals coming from a neutron star, the team calculated that its magnetic field is tens …
In August 2020, the RAS Institute of Oil and Gas Problems, supported by the local Yamal authorities, conducted a major expedition to the new crater. Skoltech researchers were part of the final stages of that expedition. Credit: Evgeny Chuvilin – By Katie Hunt, …
The hotter it gets, the more urban emissions you get from hot asphalt, according to a new Yale study. Krivosheevv/Depositphotos – By Loz Blain 2020 Sep 04 – The more we work to get emissions down from motor vehicles and power generation, the more …
