WEIRD SCIENCE
New research has traced the evolutionary origins of the modern potato all the way back to an interbreeding event with tomatoes nine million years ago. Made with Google AI – By Jay Kakade 2025 Jul 31 – Tracing the potato’s deep ancestry, researchers have …
Kamchatka Krai earthquake location. USGS – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University And by John Townend, Professor of Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Published: 2025 Jul 30 – Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck …
Ethical concerns – like the mistreatment of content creators decried by this protester – drive both veganism and resistance to using AI. Mario Tama/Getty Images – By David Joyner, Associate Dean and Senior Research Associate, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology Published: 2025 …
Some probiotics help gut recovery, while others harm it. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Jul 26 – Not all probiotics are created equal. A new study found that one commonly available strain made a gut infection worse, while another helped stop it in …
In this proof-of-concept tattoo, lettering changes from yellow to red when exposed to the date rape drug GHB. Adapted from ACS Sensors 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c03737 – By Ben Coxworth 2025 Jul 26 – While it’s very important to know if a “date rape” drug …
Not for profit: Gilead, with the Global fund, is waving royalties from the breakthrough drug to reach two million people worldwide. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jul 26 – An epidemic that’s been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the …
A researcher at the Jackson Laboratory working on examining biological markers to identify chronic fatigue syndrome. Jackson Laboratory – By Michael Franco 2025 Jul 25 – While it’s estimated that millions worldwide suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, a test for the condition still doesn’t …
Breakthrough: Novel fat-burning drug advances to next human trial stage. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jul 23 – The first human-tested weight-loss drug that burns calories through creatine-based heat generation, without reducing appetite, has successfully completed its Phase I trial. Scientists from the …
A 2023 CDC report tracked more than 200 pool-associated outbreaks over a four-year period. But a few basic precautions can ward off these dangers. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University Published: 2025 Jul 23 – …
Working a four-day week without a pay decrease significantly improved worker well-being. Depositphotos original extended using GenAI – By Paul McClure 2025 Jul 21 – A new international study found that a four-day workweek with no loss of pay significantly improved worker well-being, including …
