WEIRD SCIENCE
Recent research suggests plants may be able to learn and communicate. This really put me off my baked potato. Plant intelligence … salad seedlings being dug in at an allotment. Photograph: Betsie Van der Meer/Getty Images – By Emma Beddington Last modified on …
Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND – By Catherine Tylan Postdoctoral Researcher in Biology, Penn State And by Tracy Langkilde Professor of Biology and …
Garrett Brown takes the Zeen for a spin. Zeen View gallery – 4 images – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Jan 11 – Back in the 1970s Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam, a tool that revolutionized the field of film production. His latest creation is …
The Swedish geneticist on winning the Nobel prize, his laureate father and early man’s sensitive side. Svante Pääbo says becoming a Nobel laureate has been ‘a burden … but a pleasant burden’. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images – By Kate Connolly in Leipzig 2023 …
Here’s why the federal government is considering new safety regulations. Federal regulators are examining the health effects of emissions from gas stoves. SolStock via Getty Images – By Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University Updated: 2023 Jan 10 …
Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema involves the accumulation of fluid in the lungs of swimmers without it having been inhaled. Members of the She Swims group going for their new year swim in Falmouth. Sport England estimates that 2.7 million people participated in some form …
A new study reveals how ancient Roman concrete structures can still be standing after 2,000 years. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Jan 08 – Neglect a modern concrete structure for a few decades and it’ll start to fall apart – and yet, structures …
Cryo-electron tomography shows what molecules look like in high-resolution – in this case, the virus that causes COVID-19. Nanographics, CC BY-SA – By Jeremy Berg, Professor of Computational and Systems Biology, Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Science Strategy and Planning, University of Pittsburgh Published: …
Crushing cedar chips created a less efficient biofuel than crushing planks, due to the internal structures of the materials. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Jan 04 – Before plant material can be turned into biofuel to power things like giant jets and speedy …
The Sun rises in Midland, Michigan, shortly after 8 a.m. on 2017 Jan 13. Christian Collins/Flickr, CC BY-SA – By Deanna Hence, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Published: 2022 Jan 10 – Above the equator, Winter officially begins …
