WEIRD SCIENCE
Suggestions in the US that eating the dessert can be beneficial have been greeted by a ripple of skepticism from British experts. The familiar sight of people queuing up for an ice-cream in the Summer. Photograph: Chas Breton/Shutterstock – The Observer – Health …
Researchers have developed a more energy-efficient technique for producing solar cells that also makes them recyclable. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Apr 13 – Solar cells are good for the environment, but they have downsides. They’re expensive to make, and there are limited …
Many species of butterflyfish eat coral, but then it turns out they’re more friend than foe. Depositphotos View gallery – 6 images By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Apr 13 – In a surprising twist on ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’, scientists have discovered …
A sample of the fulgurite (fossilized lightning) in which scientists have now discovered a new type of phosphorus material. Matthew Pasek/University of South Florida – By Michael Irving 2023 Apr 12 – In what sounds like a superhero’s origin story, scientists have discovered a …
Keswick mountain rescue team dispatched to bring men down mountain after reports they were in trouble. Some of the Keswick mountain rescue team who were called out after reports of a group in trouble after taking magic mushrooms. Photograph: Keswick mountain rescue Team …
A diagram illustrating the proposed story of how three supermassive black holes ejected each other from their galaxy – one in one direction and two in the opposite direction. NASA, NAOJ, and P. van Dokkum – By Michael Irving 2023 Apr 10 – Astronomers …
Images like these are showing the true promise of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, D. D. Milisavljevic (Purdue), T. Temim (Princeton), I. De Looze (Ghent University). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) – By Michael Franco 2023 Apr 09 – Operational only …
Sargassum seaweed started washing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in mid-March 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images – By Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University – Published: 2023 Apr 07 – An unwelcome visitor is headed for Florida and the Caribbean: …
Norwegian startup Oyster has new ideas for the simple cooler. Oyster. View gallery – 10 images – By C.C. Weiss 2023 Apr 07 – Vacuum-insulated coolers have been emerging on the market over the past few years, among them the precision-temperature Qool Box and …
One distinction between a snail and a slug: The snail has a shell. maxphotography/Moment via Getty Images – By John F. Tooker, Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State and by Daniel Bliss, Master’s Student in Entomology, Penn State and by Jared …
