WEIRD SCIENCE
A female P. regius, another of the keen-sighted North American jumping spiders, which only grows to a maximum 0.87 in (22 mm) in size. Depositphotos View gallery – 3 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Apr 20 – Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the …
Image of SPAM can removed at request of AP representative. AI may make spam more pervasive than ever. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar – By John Licato, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Director of AMHR Lab, University of South Florida Last Updated: …
Image of a C. elegans worm genetically engineered to show fluorescence – the green dots are neurons that have responded to cannabinoids. Stacy Levichev/University of Oregon (CC BY-SA) – By Paul McClure 2023 Apr 20 – Researchers got tiny worms high on cannabis to …
German artist Boris Eldagsen says entry to Sony world photography awards was designed to provoke debate. Boris Eldagsen’s award-winning picture. Photograph: © Boris Eldagsen, Germany – Sony world photography awards Jamie Grierson @JamieGrierson Last modified on 2023 Apr 17 – A photographer is …
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 …
