WEIRD SCIENCE
An illustration of the new dinosaur, a master of migration. Mauricio Álvarez View gallery – 3 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Jun 19 – Scientists have been able to name a new species of dinosaur that roamed the river plains of Chile’s Patagonia …
Scientists have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a new navigation system that can work underground and underwater by tracking particles from cosmic rays. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Jun 18 – GPS is a powerful navigation technology, but it doesn’t work as well inside …
Sego Innovations is looking to launch a solar panel that instantly compacts to 1/8 its expanded size. Sego Innovations View gallery – 10 images – By C.C. Weiss 2023 Jun 16 – Reaching far beyond the cutesy paper sculptures of grade school, the age-old …
An AI-generated image constructed by the researchers illustrates what the lifeforms in the “Protosterol Biota” may have looked like. Orchestrated in MidJourney by TA 2023 – By Michael Irving 2023 Jun 14 – Scientists have discovered evidence of a “lost world” of previously unknown …
Buzzfeed: Your green thumb can bring all the bees to your yard. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 May 22 – A study of nearly 23,000 interactions between different species of bumblebees and flowers has determined what these environmentally important fuzzy buzzers like to …
Researchers have found that the naturally occurring amino acid taurine appears to play a role in aging in animals. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Jun 08 – Aging is an inevitable part of living. But inevitable as it is, many are keen to …
A new study has found that some viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, cause brain cells to fuse, which may explain the ‘brain fog’ some people experience after contracting COVID. Depositphotos – By Paul McClur 2023 Jun 08 – New research has found that viruses such as …
A closeup showing the honeycomb structures made by S. sputigena growing atop S. mutans bacteria. Hyun (Michel) Koo – By Michael Franco 2023 Jun 08 – For the first time, researchers have found a bacterium that forms superstructures when it gets caught in sticky …
Artificial blood vessels could help doctors deal with the troubling rate of cardiovascular disease around the world. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Jun 07 – Researchers in the Netherlands have combined two different 3D-printing techniques to produce artificial blood vessel prototypes. The process …
Some of the cats involved in a trial of a new gene therapy contraceptive that could reduce the need for surgical spaying. Cincinnati Zoo – By Michael Irving 2023 Jun 06 – Getting your cat spayed is a normal part of pet ownership, but …
