WEIRD SCIENCE
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 …
By Michael Irving – – The bones of Homo luzonensis were discovered in Callao Cave, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. (Credit: Callao Cave Archaeology Project). A new species of human has been discovered in a cave in the Philippines. Named …
Anthony Wood – – The first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87. (Credit: EHT Collaboration). Astronomers have released what could be the historic first images of a supermassive black hole’s event horizon. The …
