WEIRD SCIENCE
A test subject visually tracks a moving green dot while microphones listen for sounds made by her ears. Duke University – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Nov 23 – Back in 2018, scientists at Duke University discovered that each time our eyes move, our ears …
Researchers have used lab-grown brain organoids, such as the one pictured here, to identify drugs to reverse premature brain aging caused by COVID-19 infection. AIBN/UQ – By Paul McClure 2023 Nov 22 – Experimenting on lab-grown mini-brains and mice, researchers have found that SARS-CoV-19 …
Reproduction can be challenging for marine life, but this worm has worked out how to multitask. Nakamura et al/(CC By 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 22 – In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows …
An artist’s rendition of the recently discovered species Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika), which until now had only been known from these illustrations. Velizar Simeonovski – By Michael Irving 2023 Nov 21 – In 2017, scientists discovered a new species of giant rat that …
Turns out pop songs and movie soundtracks are key to a new system to deliver insulin. Sammyvision/Moment via Getty Images – By Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University Published: 2023 Nov 14 – More than 37 million people in the …
Scientists have discovered a strange new form of magnetism. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Nov 19 – Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a new type of magnetism. Experiments show that an artificially produced material becomes magnetic through a mechanism that hasn’t been …
Gamma rays can be produced from the two steams of jets formed when supermassive stars collapse into themselves at the end of their lives. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Nov 17 – Earlier this year, it was reported that the Earth was hit …
In small-group, subsistence living, it makes sense for everyone to do lots of jobs. gorodenkoff/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Sarah Lacy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Delaware and by Cara Ocobock, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame – …
Artist’s representation of AT2022tsd, aka the Tasmanian Devil LFBOT event. The image shows one possible explanation – of a black hole accumulating matter and powering a jet. Robert L. Hurt/Caltech/IPAC/Cornell University – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 15 – Space is a place of astronomical …
If traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space. by raggio5 via Pixabay – By Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Published: 2023 Nov 13 – …
