WEIRD SCIENCE
Scientists plan a vast global store of aquatic noises to help monitor marine life, identify species – and even uncover regional dialects. The singing ocellaris clownfish shelters among the venomous tentacles of an anemone. Photograph: Hans Gert Broeder/Alamy – The Age of Extinction …
Research prompts warnings humanity is ‘financing its own extinction’ through subsidies damaging to the climate and wildlife. An electoral poster objecting to a proposed ban on subsidies for Swiss farms. A 2021 report found almost 90% of global farming subsidies are harmful. Photograph: …
White-tailed deer are one of the few wild species that scientists have found to be infected with the coronavirus – at least so far. Andrew C/WikimediaCommons, CC BY – Authors Sue VandeWoude, University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology and Director of …
Human-caused climate change significant driver of destructive conditions as even drier decades lie ahead, researchers say. Houseboats are moored on Lake Oroville reservoir during the California drought emergency in Oroville, California, on 2021 May 25. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images – By Gabrielle …
According to researcher Marc-Antoine Fardin, under the right circumstances, cats’ bodies can behave like liquids. Nevena Uzurov/Moment via Getty Images – Authors By Beth Daley, Editor and General Manager and Thalia Plata, Editor Interviewed Jean Berko Gleason, Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain …
Valkyrie combines electric VTOL with jet-powered cruise in an amphibious stealth package. Valkyrie Systems Aerospace – By Loz Blain 2022 Feb 02 – Reno-based Valkyrie Systems Aerospace has received a research grant from the US Air Force to further develop its remarkable HoverJet Guardian …
Human exposure to 2,4-D has substantially risen despite a multitude of health and environmental concerns. A herbicide-resistant weed grows in a field of soybeans in Three Oaks, Michigan. Photograph: Jim West/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock – By Nina Lakhani in New York Last modified on …
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom’s attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands. “I want them to understand that if you come at us, it means some of your infrastructure is going …
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 …
