WEIRD SCIENCE
Could nature be the solution to the world’s impending food shortages? Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 29 – In what is a hugely promising sign for securing and boosting food production, a large-scale field study has demonstrated how treating farmland soil with …
Exposing male rats to simulated deep space travel led to long-lasting erectile dysfunction. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2023 Nov 26 – Adding to the growing research into the effects of long-haul spaceflights on the human body, researchers have found that the weightlessness and …
The Earth’s magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Ofer Cohen, Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, UMass Lowell Published: 2023 Nov 27 – The Earth’s magnetic field plays a big role …
The AI most likely to cause you harm is not some malevolent superintelligence, but the loan algorithm at your bank. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey – By Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University Published: 2023 Nov 21 – The turmoil at ChatGPT-maker …
A test subject visually tracks a moving green dot while microphones listen for sounds made by her ears. Duke University – By Ben Coxworth 2023 Nov 23 – Back in 2018, scientists at Duke University discovered that each time our eyes move, our ears …
Researchers have used lab-grown brain organoids, such as the one pictured here, to identify drugs to reverse premature brain aging caused by COVID-19 infection. AIBN/UQ – By Paul McClure 2023 Nov 22 – Experimenting on lab-grown mini-brains and mice, researchers have found that SARS-CoV-19 …
Reproduction can be challenging for marine life, but this worm has worked out how to multitask. Nakamura et al/(CC By 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Nov 22 – In one of the strangest paths to reproduction, this tiny Japanese sea worm actually grows …
An artist’s rendition of the recently discovered species Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika), which until now had only been known from these illustrations. Velizar Simeonovski – By Michael Irving 2023 Nov 21 – In 2017, scientists discovered a new species of giant rat that …
Turns out pop songs and movie soundtracks are key to a new system to deliver insulin. Sammyvision/Moment via Getty Images – By Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University Published: 2023 Nov 14 – More than 37 million people in the …
Scientists have discovered a strange new form of magnetism. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Nov 19 – Scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a new type of magnetism. Experiments show that an artificially produced material becomes magnetic through a mechanism that hasn’t been …
