WEIRD SCIENCE
Oregon’s Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune.’ VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2024 Mar 15 – “Dune,” …
A microbial fermentation process proved better than daffodil extract at creating an important anti-dementia drug. AI generated by DALL-E – By Michael Franco 2024 Mar 15 – Using an AI-based approach, researchers found a better way to create the drug galantamine, commonly prescribed to …
The newly discovered volcano has monster-sized company in the form of three other gigantic Martian volcanoes. Background image: NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) digital elevation model. Geologic interpretation & annotations by Pascal Lee and Sourabh Shubham 2024 – View …
Cash cows: Transgenic cattle could boost insulin production and lower its cost. Depositphotos. View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 13 – A genetically modified cow has produced milk containing human insulin, according to a new study. The proof-of-concept achievement could be …
The openVertebrate (oVert) project allows free access to images of over 13,000 vertebrates. Florida Museum of Natural History View 7 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 10 – The completion of the openVertebrate (oVert) project is a significant milestone for natural history museums, …
This article lists five of the most important bits of world history, let alone “digital age” history, that have sold for comparative “peanuts.” This is one of them – the first coin earned by the world gaming industry, retrieved from the first prototype …
Hunter, an 11-year-old golden retriever, has lived two years cancer-free after his treatment with Yale’s cancer vaccine for dogs. Deana Hudgins – By Michael Irving 2024 Mar 05 – The biggest tragedy of pet ownership is that they just don’t live long enough. Thankfully …
Tiny solar panels implanted into the eye may restore vision to people with incurable eye diseases. Original image from Depositphotos. View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 06 – Implanting tiny solar panels into people’s eyeballs may sound like science fiction, but …
A little-known and hard-to-filter pollutant has been linked to elevated Alzheimer’s risk. The only solution may be decarbonization. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Mar 06 – Air pollution in urban environments has long been associated with poor health. Breast cancer, immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, …
The Manhattan_Project document is dated 1 July 1945 and entitled “Atomic Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945.” It is signed by all the key …
