WEIRD SCIENCE
(Including White People) “We could be giving people wrong information.” By Yasmin Tayag – In the post-genomic age, our genes dictate our health. Now, an at-home 23&Me DNA testing kit might warn you of your chances of hair loss, or perhaps prenatal screening …
By Nick Lavars – — Impossible Foods produces its beef-free patties using plant-sourced replacements. (Credit: Impossible Foods). Impossible Foods is on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of the meat industry through plant-sourced alternatives, and it has just gained a powerful new …
By Anthony Wood – Artist’s impression of Ross 128 b, which was discovered orbiting a red dwarf star – the most common type of stellar body in the universe. (Credit: ESO). An international team of astronomers has discovered a temperate Earth-sized world with …
By Michael Irving – – Scientists at Stanford and the University of California have found evidence of Majorana fermions – particles that are their own antiparticles. (Credit: spgirolamo/Depositphotos). Every fundamental particle in the universe has an antiparticle, which has the same mass …
By Rich Haridy – – A newly published study adds weight to the growing body of evidence suggesting cognitive decline can be tracked through changes in the eye. (Credit: Wavebreakmedia/Depositphotos). A compelling new study, published in the journal Ophthalmology Retina, has reported that …
By Loz Blain – – ADIFO could resurrect the idea of flying saucers, promising extreme speed, efficiency and aerial agility. (Credit: ADIFO Aircraft). At low speed, it operates like a quadcopter, at high speed, it’s a jet-propelled, highly efficient supersonic aircraft whose entire body acts …
By Michael Irving – – – A new system of “particle robots” can swarm together to achieve things that individual units can’t alone. (Credit: Felice Frankel). Most robots are usually made to do one particular job, so they’re not very adaptable to new situations. But …
By Rich Haridy – – – Marijuana with THC levels above 10 percent has been associated with greater incidences of psychotic episodes. (Credit: JanMika/Depositphotos). A major new study examining the association between potent marijuana, frequency of use and rates of psychosis has confidently …
By Rich Haridy – A new hypothesis suggests as we grow old our brains process less images at a slower pace, and it is this that speeds up our sense of time passing. (Credit: lightsource/Depositphotos), The subjective sense that time moves faster as …
By Ben Coxworth – – The MetaFly can be flown both indoors and outdoors (if the winds aren’t too strong). Five years ago, French aeronautical engineer Edwin Van Ruymbeke successfully crowdfunded his Bionic Bird – it’s a remote-control model that flies by flapping …
