WEIRD SCIENCE
Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the Greenland ice sheet. Jason Edwards/Photodisc via Getty Images – By Paul Bierman, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont And by Tammy Rittenour, …
Cillian Murphy as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in ‘Oppenheimer.’ Universal Pictures, CC BY-ND – By Calder Walton, Assistant Director, Applied History Project and Intelligence Project, Harvard Kennedy School – Published: 2023 Jul 24 – “Oppenheimer,” the epic new movie directed by Christopher Nolan, …
Erratic behavior observed in some sharks could be result of them ingesting bales of cocaine cast overboard by passing traffickers. A lemon shark off the coast of Florida. Florida serves as a staging point for large quantities of drugs making their way into …
Recent heat waves underscore Earth’s new climate state. Sean Gladwell via Getty Images – By Darrell Kaufman, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northern Arizona University – Published: 2023 Jul 21 – As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot …
“DishBrain” computer chips fusing human brain cells with electronic circuits and AI intelligence could underpin the next generation of learning robots. AI-generated by Midjourney. View gallery – 3 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Jul 21 – Last year, Monash University scientists created the …
An artist’s impression of Janus, a strange white dwarf star with two distinct faces – one composed mostly of helium and the other hydrogen. K. Miller, Caltech/IPAC – By Michael Irving 2023 Jul 19 – The ingredients in stars are usually pretty evenly mixed …
The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images – By Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh And Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Published: 2023 Jul …
Scientists are inching closer to developing human tooth regeneration. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Jul 17 – Some sharks get a new set of teeth every few weeks, while crocodiles can go through thousands of chompers in their long lifetimes. Yet the ability …
A new study has analyzed 20 years of data and found that human-generated climate change has changed the color of our oceans. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Jul 16 – A new study analyzing 20 years of data has found that our oceans …
Pre-orders are open on the Doroni H1, a 2-seat, cruise-capable, personal eVTOL aircraft. Doroni View gallery – 3 images – By Loz Blain 2023 Jul 13 – Doroni has hit a milestone in the development of its two-seat, US$195,000 buy ‘n’ fly eVTOL aircraft. …
