WEIRD SCIENCE
Scientists surprised by haul of crustaceans and tardigrades in undisturbed subglacial lake. Ian Sample Science editor @iansample – Tardigrade, a tiny aquatic invertebrate, is also known as a ‘water bear’. Photograph: Steve Gschmeissner/Getty Images/Science Photo Library. Scientists have found the remains of tiny, …
Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light. By Robby Berman – (Oleksiy Mark/Borys Magierowski/Shutterstock/Big Think) Gérard Mourou has already won a Nobel for his work with fast laser pulses. If he gets pulses 10,000 times faster, he says he can …
Even if you avoid industrial farm produce it’s likely that your veggies will have been grown with the help of manure and other animal products. Jessica Glenza in New York @JessicaGlenza – A tractor spreads muck over field of stubble. ‘Most organic agriculture …
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 …
