WEIRD SCIENCE
By News Staff / Source – A careful statistical examination of words from 6,000+ languages shows that humans tend to use the same sounds for common objects and ideas, no matter what language they’re speaking. Geographic distribution of the 6,452 word lists analyzed …
By Nick Lavars – Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques inside the Harmony module aboard the ISS last month. (Credit: NASA). Knowing the make up the microbial community on the International Space Station (ISS) would be of huge use to space agencies trying …
Rich Haridy – Measles cases around the globe are soaring to levels not seen in decades. (Credit: pyty/Depositphotos). Preliminary measles surveillance data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed a stark surge in reported global cases over the first three months …
Michael Irving – – A new nanogenerator could harvest energy directly from snow, helping solar panels deal with wintry conditions. (Credit: karin59 /Depositphotos). Snowy places aren’t ideal for harvesting solar energy – panels can’t do much if they’re buried under blankets of snow, …
By David Nield – – The Rega drone can spot signs of missing people and alert rescue teams on the ground. (Credit: Rega). We’ve seen autonomous aircraft doing everything from spraying crops to surveying wildlife, and now the Swiss air rescue organization Rega …
By Rich Haridy – In a new study, low-intensity ultrasound has been used to disrupt a cognitive process known as counterfactual thinking in macaques monkeys. (Credit: hecke06/Depositphotos). An incredible new study suggests that low-intensity ultrasound can be used to target very specific brain …
By Ben Coxworth – – The bioprinted mini human heart in its supporting medium, which can later be removed. (Credit: Advanced Science). Although pieces of heart tissue have previously been bioprinted, scientists have now succeeded in creating the world’s first 3D-printed vascularized heart …
By Nick Lavars – – A Wing drone in action. (Credit: Wing). Google’s parent company Alphabet is launching its very first air delivery service in the Australian capital of Canberra, following years of trials in the area. Now given the green light by …
By Wes O’Donnell – Contributor, In Military/ In Cyber Defense. Veteran U.S. Army & U.S. Air Force. The United States military once wanted to detonate a nuclear weapon on the moon without a full understanding of its consequences. Sheer lunacy, you say? But …
By Ben Coxworth – – The CycleWing is presently on Kickstarter. Although there’s nothing like cycling with a good tailwind, your bike and your body are only capable of catching a limited amount of that wind. The CycleWing was designed to help, acting …
