WEIRD SCIENCE
Digit, which can walk forwards, backwards and sideways and crouch, is 5ft 9in and carries up to 35lb. Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images – Amazon Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted …
Members of the Snake River Hotshot crew monitor a prescribed fire near Roberts, Idaho. Austin Catlin/BLM – By Camille Stevens-Rumann, Associate Professor of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University And by Jude Bayham, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State …
Red-backed voles may be harboring Alaskapox. iNaturalist Ecuador, CC BY-NC-SA – By Raúl Rivas González, Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología, Universidad de Salamanca – Published: 2024 Feb 21 – Alaskapox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, …
It’s hypothesized that certain genetic ADHD traits may have benefited nomadic tribes by increasing exploratory behaviors. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Rich Haridy 2024 Feb 20 – While current diagnostic definitions of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are relatively new, the general condition has been …
Researchers created specific brain cells from stem cells using differently charged hydrogels. AI generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 21 – Damaged brain tissue can be re-grown using a new method that lets researchers guide stem cells into exactly the type …
A new solar cell design consisting of “hemispheres” on the surface, like braille dots, could improve efficiency. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 18 – Solar cell efficiency may get a bump from bumps. New research suggests that building tiny domes into the …
Leap Day is coming. Marvin Samuel Tolentino Pineda/iStock, via Getty images – By Bhagya Subrayan, PhD Student in Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University Published: 2024 Feb 19 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question …
The findings indicate inflammatory signals to the brain, via the vagus nerve, are responsible for the neurological symptoms associated with COVID. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Feb 18 – Perhaps one of the most persistent debates around COVID has been the reason behind …
The difference between one mouse’s fear and another mouse’s calm might be in their gut bacteria. Katriel Cho, CC BY-NC-ND – By Andrea Merchak, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, University of Florida Published: 2024 Feb 15 – Probiotics have been getting a lot of attention …
A screenshot from an AI-generated video of woolly mammoths. Photograph: OpenAI – Model from ChatGPT maker ‘simulates physical world in motion’ up to a minute long based on users’ subject and style instructions Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Blake Montgomery @blakersdozen – Last modified …
