WEIRD SCIENCE
Science Photo Library/Science Photo Library/Getty Images – By Kate Harkness 2020 Jun 23 – During the current COVID-19 pandemic, have you been wondering why you’re getting headaches more often? Or stomach aches? Or feeling itchy or getting pimples? Or why your periods are …
Pentagon admits to secret $22m UFO program. The program ran from 2007 to 2012 with $22m (£15m) in funding. (USAF via Getty) – By Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd – The Pentagon has reportedly recovered metal alloys from unidentified flying objects that scientists “do not …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Jul 28 – A pair of newly published studies in the journal JAMA Cardiology highlight the potential for long-term heart complications in recovered COVID-19 patients. The research suggests the virus can directly damage cardiovascular muscles with ongoing inflammation detectable months …
Did Betelgeuse eat a star? That could help explain some of its more puzzling attributes. Chatzopoulos et al. 2020 – By Jennifer Leman 2020 Jul 21 – A team of researchers have proposed that the star Betelgeuse may have been part of a …
New technology enables scientists to document megaflashes spawned by monster storms. Most lightning — like this flash over Texas in 2009 — is impressive enough. But now, scientists have confirmed one so long that it defies the imagination. (Credit: Vortex II. Photographer: Sean …
The technique was developed in the laboratory of Adjunct Associate Professor Glendon Parker (center). Karen Higgins/UC Davis – By David Szondy 2020 Jul 20 – Scientists at UC Davis have tested a new method for determining the sex of human remains based on proteins …
An artist’s rendering of a supernova kicking a white dwarf star into high speed, rather than destroying it. University of Warwick/Mark Garlick – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 14 – A supernova may seem like a pretty final fate, but now astronomers have discovered …
New research shows that some metal alloys actually corrode slower after being irradiated. Maxal_Tamor/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 09 – Radiation is famously damaging, both to living tissue and materials. But now, engineers at MIT have been surprised to discover that radiation …
Discussions of contacts between the Americas and Polynesia have often focused on Easter Island. Image copyright Reuters – BBC Staff, 2020 Jul 08 – New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia. DNA analysis suggests there …
A newly developed nanoparticle offers a new way to target cancer cells. chagpg/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Jul 07 – Loading up tiny particles with cancer-killing agents and sending them into the human body has emerged as a highly-targeted form of potential treatment …
