WEIRD SCIENCE
By Rich Haridy – Examining over 1,000 people, a new study revealed two bacteria in particular as being strongly associated with mood and depression. (Credit: TLFurrer/Depositphotos). Perhaps one of the most compelling, and little understood, areas of gut microbiome science is the strange relationship …
David Szondy – Artist’s rendering of researchers’ simulations showing how planetary systems born in dense and massive star formation regions (left) inherit substantial amounts of radioactive materials, making them much drier than those formed in different environments. (right) (Credit: Roger Thibaut). The Earth as …
“Global warming is ocean warming — and ocean warming has serious consequences.” By Sarah Sloat – – A crucial analysis released recently reveals that the world’s oceans are not only warming but also that their rate of warming is accelerating — a lot …
By Anthony Wood – The changes to ocean color could be noticeable from space. (Credit: lakov/Depositphotos). Climate change could cause more than 50 percent of Earth’s oceans to change color by the end of the 21st century, according to a newly published …
It’s exotic, incredibly cold stuff. By Robby Berman – It was the first Bose-Einstein condensate made in space. Creating the condensate in low gravity allows it to hold longer. Scientists hope Bose-Einstein condensate will allow finer detection of subtle quantum phenomena. For six …
By Rich Haridy – A new study uncovered 30 previously undiscovered metabolic markers that were found to increase in the blood after a period of fasting. (Credit: julos/Depositphotos). Fasting diets may be incredibly popular at the moment but it is only in the …
By Rich Haridy – There is a hypothesis that the bacteria that causes gum disease can travel into the brain and promote inflammation and neurodegeneration, resulting in Alzheimer’s disease. (Credit: blueringmedia/Depositphotos). A provocative new study, published in the prestigious journal Science Advances, is suggesting the …
By Michael Irving – – A new method of communication involves beaming an audible message to a specific person across a room using lasers. (Credit: Andreus/Depositphotos). In the modern day, we’re used to being able to send messages to specific people over …
NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe. By Paul Ratner – NASA-funded research says retinal, not chlorophyll, gave the early Earth its color The two pigments co-evolved but retinal came first We should be looking …
By Nick Lavars – Led by professor of oncology Ron Levy, a team at Stanford has come up with a promising new cancer treatment. (Credit: Steve Fisch). Harnessing the body’s natural immune defenses to take the fight to cancer, known as immunotherapy, is an …
