WEIRD SCIENCE
In 2020, scientists found sparkling Peinaleopolynoe on hydothermal vents in the eastern Pacific – and were irresistibly reminded of the king of rock’n’roll. A close-up of Peinaleopolynoe orphanae, one of the species of hungry scale-worms that scientists named in 2020. Photograph: Greg Rouse …
An artist’s impression of Brasilodon, a 225-million-year old animal that scientists claim is now the earliest known mammal. 2022 Anatomical Society/Wiley – By Michael Irving 2022 Sep 08 – Paleontologists have identified the earliest known mammal – a small shrew-like animal that lived about …
Temperatures broke records in California over Labor Day weekend 2022, and the forecast for Sept. 6 was well above normal across the U.S. West. National Weather Service – By William Gallus, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University Last Updated: 2022 Sep 05 …
Much of the debris consists of items such as buoys, floats, crates and buckets. The Ocean Cleanup. – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Sep 02 – Marine plastic pollution is a major environmental problem, as exemplified by the enormous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. According to …
Artist’s concept of the Perseverance rover, which has the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment aboard. NASA – By Nick Lavars 2022 Sep 01 – If humans are to one day survive and thrive on Mars, ready access to breathable oxygen will be a …
Slime plays an essential role in the lives of snails, hagfish and people alike. Adrienne Bresnahan/Moment via Getty Images – By Omer Gokcumen, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo Published: 2022 Aug 26 – Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency …
When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it. U.S. Navy via Getty Images News – By Sam Hunter, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha And by Gina Scott Ligon, Director the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technolology, and …
Modeling estimates five billion people would die of hunger due to global food supply disruptions following a serious nuclear conflict. Depositphotos By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 15 – If a nuclear war were ever to break out, it probably wouldn’t last long. For a …
Yes, these images are renders. But the outrageous Kronos armored submarine actually seems to be under construction. Highland Systems View gallery – 10 images – By Loz Blain 2022 Aug 19 – Highland Systems is adding to its fearsome vehicle lineup in extraordinary style, …
Carpet shark species can walk for up to two hours, enabling them to survive increasingly hostile environments, researchers say. An epaulette shark, foreground, at Toledo Zoo’s & Aquarium, in Toledo, Ohio. Photograph: Andy Morrison/AP – Richard Luscombe in Miami @richlusc First published on …