WEIRD SCIENCE
Humans are the only animals that express their thoughts in full sentences. Oliver Rossi/DigitalVision via Getty Images – By Richard Futrell, Associate Professor of Language Science, University of California, Irvine Published: 2022 Aug 08 – Curious Kids is a series for children of …
The goal of the public health emergency declaration is to prevent monkeypox from becoming a widespread threat to public health. ALIOUI Mohammed Elamine/iStock via Getty Images – By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of …
A coyote on a golf course in Scottsdale, Ariz., 2011 Jun 19. Dru Bloomfield/Flickr, CCBY – By David Drake, Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and Extension Wildlife Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Bret Shaw, Associate Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison …
Recent decreases to safe drinking water levels of certain PFAS chemicals by the EPA mean most rainwater in the world is technically unsafe to consume. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 07 – A striking new review article from researchers in Europe argues …
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced a stunning new view of what’s known as the Cartwheel Galaxy. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. – By Nick Lavars 2022 Aug 02 – It didn’t take long for the images from the James Webb Space Telescope to …
A new study is strikingly suggesting infection with a certain kind of parasite may make its host more attractive to prospective mates. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 01 – Imagine a parasite has infected you and that parasite needs you to have …
New research argues long COVID should be classified in three distinct groups depending on symptoms. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jul 31 – A huge new study has offered the most robust investigation to date into the symptoms and prevalence of long COVID …
Blistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist. Record high temperatures and extreme weather events are being recorded around the world. Photograph: Ian Logan/Getty Images– …
People currently speak approximately 7,000 languages around the globe. Michael Gavin, CC BY-ND – By Michael Gavin, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University Published: 2017 Jul 16 – The thatched roof held back the Sun’s rays, but it …
A new set of chemical reactions could help explain the origins of life on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Jul 29 – Exactly how non-living molecules sparked into life is one of the most puzzling mysteries of science. Now scientists at Scripps …