WEIRD SCIENCE
This composite image shows the rod-shaped Turicibacter bacterium in the foreground, with a cross-section of intestinal wall and fluorescent microscopy of other bacteria in the background. Kendra Klag, PhD – By Michael Franco 2025 Dec 18 – Researchers have homed in on a single …
Using a new kind of microscopy process researchers have watched a flu virus break into a human cell in real time. Emma Hyde / ETH Zurich – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Dec 12 – Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to …
The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside out. Norio Nomura/iNaturalist/(CC By-SA 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 16 – A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has “exhibited remarkably potent” tumor-killing abilities when …
Though the research is still in its infancy, optotactile pixels could allow screen users to feel what they see. Depositphotos View 5 Images – By Monica J. White 2025 Dec 15 – Could you imagine being able to “feel” the images on your screen? …
The Hanford D and DR Reactors circa 1955, next to the Columbia River. View 7 Images – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Dec 14 – A nuclear production facility in Washington state, dubbed the Hanford site, once forged the plutonium that reshaped the world. Now …
Restless or too little sleep can make us feel unfocused and indecisive the next day. Valerii Apetroaiei/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Jenalee Doom, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Denver And by Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, Ph.D. student in Developmental Psychology, University of Denver Published: …
A massive volcanic event – or a series of them – may have set the pandemic wheels in motion, years before it arrived in Europe. Depositphotos View 5 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 11 – Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees …
The Index 01 is designed for discreetly capturing voice notes, and its single-use battery is meant to last you for years. Core Devices View 5 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2025 Dec 10 – I’m always excited to learn what Pebble is up to, …
The microbes that live in our guts are turning out to be quite powerful chemical plant workers. UC Louvain – By Michael Franco 2025 Dec 09 – Adding to the growing body of research that proves our microbiome is a powerful ally in fighting …
In a landmark study, scientists have made a huge breakthrough in mental health. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Dec 08 – In a breakthrough study, scientists have discovered that a variant in one gene, GRIN2A, can directly cause mental illness – something previously …
