WEIRD SCIENCE
When someone is badly hurt, their potential for survival often depends on what happens in the first minutes after they arrive at the hospital. SDI Productions/E+ Collection/via Getty Images – By Linda Argote, Thomas Lord Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory; Director, Center of …
With GLP-1 drugs becoming more accessible and affordable, they could also be within reach for substance use treatment. Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Ziyad Al-Aly, Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St. Louis Published: 2026 Mar 04 – A patient of …
Besides offering employment opportunities to wheelchair users, the Caerus Steadicam provides features not offered by conventional Steadicam rigs. Diverse Made Media – View 5 Images – By Shirl Leigh 2026 Mar 02 – If Caerus, the son of Zeus and the Greek god of …
Cancer-causing viruses like HPV can cause cells to divide indefinitely and, in the case of Henrietta Lacks, become immortal. Tom Deerinck/NIH via Flickr, CC BY-NC – By Ivan Martínez, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University Published: 2022 Mar …
James Bruton halved his ball bike’s wheels and doubled his problems. James Bruton/YouTube – View 4 Images – By Omar Kardoudi 2026 Mar 01 – British inventor and YouTuber James Bruton has a habit of solving problems nobody asked him to solve – and …
Geriatricians are trained to look beyond individual illnesses that older adults may face, and instead to look at the bigger picture of aging. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images – By Jerry Gurwitz, Professor of Geriatrics, UMass Chan Medical School Published: 2026 Feb 27 – …
Green fluorescent protein has an iconic structure. National Institute of General Medical Sciences/National Institutes of Health via Flickr, CC BY-NC – By Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College Published: 2026 Feb 24 – Fruit flies, mice, zebra fish, yeast and the tiny …
Why some people recover more quickly from pain may come down to hormone levels. andreswd/E+ via Getty Images – By Geoffroy Laumet, Associate Profesor of Physiology and Neuroscience, Michigan State University Published: 2026 Feb 24 – Pain is something most people experience after …
Sunlight is a great source of energy during the day, but there are challenges once the Sun goes down. European Space Agency/C.C. 3.0 – By Etiido Uko 2026 Feb 23 – Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been …
In addition to providing nightly flights of fancy, dreams might actually be put to good use in helping us solve problems, says a new study. ChatGPT – By Michael Franco 2026 Feb 22 – Researchers have shown they can achieve some control over what …
