WEIRD SCIENCE
Canadian prime minister says he has spoken to US president Joe Biden about the object. US F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images – Lauren Aratani and Nadeem Badshah Published on 2023 Feb 11 – A US warplane shot down an unidentified …
Invasive species proliferating in Valais is encroaching on natural reserves and posing a biodiversity threat. As global heating intensifies, the residents of Valais are finding an invasive species of cacti taking over their slopes. Photograph: pob/Peter Oliver Baumgartner – By Alessio Perrone Last …
Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Pengfei Zhang, Assistant Research Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State Published: 2023 Feb 06 – Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams …
Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care. THE PALMER/E+ via Getty Images – By Allison Kelliher, Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of North Dakota Published: 2023 Feb 03 – Six and one-half …
Scientists have used an existing arthritis drug to rejuvenate the blood stem cells of elderly mice. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 05 – In what sounds like dystopian sci-fi, researchers have recently shown that infusions of youthful blood can improve the health …
One idea of what the surface of a water-rich planet orbiting a red dwarf star might look like. NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter – By Michael Franco 2023 Feb 03 – Searching the galaxy for planets like Earth is a slow-going needle-in-a-haystack proposition. In fact, …
A new study unexpectedly found prairie voles genetically modified to carry no oxytocin receptors still formed strong social bonds and retained the ability to nurse offspring. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Feb 02 – Using cutting-edge gene editing technology researchers have engineered prairie …
Some researchers are calling for health warning labels to be put on ultra-processed food packaging. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Feb 01 – A study looking at the health records of nearly 200,000 people in the United Kingdom has found a link between …
Scientists have compared the smell sensitivity of modern and ancient humans. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Jan 31 – Our ancestors probably didn’t smell good, but did they smell well? A new study has grown odor receptors from Neanderthals and Denisovans, and tested …
A humanoid “robot” made of a phase-change material shifts from solid and liquid to escape jail, in just one demonstration of the new tech. Wang And Pan et al – By Michael Irving 2023 Jan 30 – Researchers have created a new class of …
