WEIRD SCIENCE
Loz Blain – The Carpii 4ciclet’s fairly narrow frontal profile makes it reasonably nimble in traffic (Credit: Carpii) Here’s an odd little commuting curiosity from Romania called the Carpii 4ciclet. It’s a four-wheeled stepper cycle targeted at older riders that transfers most of …
Fans of human-powered transport can already choose between having both feet on a skateboard, or each foot in a rollerblade. If you’re more into motorized self-balancing devices, though, you’ve been pretty much stuck putting both feet on a Segway-like hoverboard. That’s not the …
Astronomers scanning the skies just got a huge surprise. They discovered a gigantic galaxy orbiting our own, where none had been seen before. It just came out of nowhere. So, just how did the recently-discovered Crater 2 succeed to pull off this feat, …
By Rich Haridy – A compound found in green tea, already being examined as a potential Alzheimer’s treatment, may also be useful in preventing heart disease(Credit: Kesu01/Depositphotos) It’s not a huge newsflash that green tea has some pretty impressive health benefits, but a …
By Paul Ridden – The Revos add-on e-bike kit has launched on Kickstarter to reach production(Credit: Revolution Works) Whether you’re cycling to the office and don’t want to arrive too sweaty and out of puff, or you just need some help getting …
By Mike Colagrossi – The world is teeming with intelligence, from little wormy grubs in the garden to physicists poring over equations in university offices. In the past few years we’ve also come to view our virtual assistants as possessing some kind of …
Michael Irving – An artist’s rendition of two neutron stars colliding, an event observed for the first time in August last year (Credit: CXC/M. Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/Trinity University/D. Pooley et al.) In August 2017, astronomers were treated to one of the most spectacular …
Rich Haridy New studies rekindle debate over whether obesity can be beneficial in some health situations(Credit: Whitewolf/Depositphotos) Over 15 years ago, a strange counter-intuitive bit of data was identified in patients undergoing hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease. Across several studies, overweight or …
Nick Lavars – A 120-meter section of The Ocean Cleanup Project’s barrier is towed out to sea. The Ocean Cleanup project has been busy knocking up its first barriers since moving into an old naval base earlier this year, and now it’s …
The 13th Floor I should make two points clear up front: first, this story is sourced from a legitimate scientific publication and has been covered by major outlets (including the Washington Post), not just some fringe conspiracy site; second — and this should …
