WEIRD SCIENCE
The ambitious project was quickly thwarted by a cold lunar night. By Sarah Wells – January 2019 was an eventful month for Chinese space exploration, to say the least. On January 3, the China National Space Administration not only became the first to …
By Rich Haridy – An injunction temporarily blocks enforcement of the Arkansas law prohibiting non-animal meat products from using meat-related terminology. SundryPhotography/Depositphotos. – Plant-based meat producers have had a win in the ongoing battle over what can and can’t be labeled a meat product …
By C.C. Weiss – Fill your breathing tank by basic swimming motions. ExoLung. – There’s a lot of ground between puttering around with your face strapped to a snorkel and managing the dangers, equipment, certification and expenses of scuba diving. Surface-supplied diving systems …
Embracing signs of age might be the road to a longer life after all. By Molly Hanson – Photo Source: LisaRedfern / Pixabay. New research found that hair dyes and chemical straighteners might significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. According to the …
By Nick Lavars – Scientists are reporting promising results from a year-long study where soundwaves were used to heat and destroy prostate cancers. Decade3d/Depositphotos. – Treating prostate cancer through traditional means such as surgery or radiotherapy carries certain risks, with some patients experiencing impotence, …
Ancient humans had the building blocks of modern language, scientists say. By Alexandra Pattillo – For more than fifty years, scientists have thought that the origin of speech depended on one pivotal moment 200,000 years ago. That’s when the human larynx descended, …
By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Madrid – Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish. Image copyright IUCN. That’s the conclusion of the biggest study of its kind, undertaken by conservation group …
Has Madam Pomfrey’s Skele-Gro finally made its way to the muggle world? By Sruthi Sanjeev Balakrishnan – Regrowing bones is no easy task, but the world’s lightest solid might make it easier to achieve. Researchers have figured out a way to use hybrid …
By Nick Lavars – Monitoring the chemical makeup of sewage could offer useful insights on population health, possibly in real time. Ddraw/Depositphotos. – In a way it seems so obvious: find out what kinds of things people are putting into their bodies by studying …
Looking for signs of covert nuclear tests, scientists happened upon something rather unexpected instead. By Nina Pullano – Weather. It is the subject that unites us all, a guaranteed conversation-starter, and infamously unpredictable. Every year, meteorologists and news anchors across the United States …
