WEIRD SCIENCE
Researchers identified this fossil as a chile pepper due to its unique ‘hat’. The discovery has caused scientists to rethink the plant’s evolutionary timeline. Rocío Deanna/University of Colorado Boulder – By Paul McClure 2023 Apr 23 – Fossilized plants can provide much information about …
Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defenses. A strain of E. coli more likely to evade our immune system’s first line of defense emerged as a result of using colistin as a growth promoter …
Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs. An AI-generated deepfake image of pope Francis wearing a puffer jacket. Photograph: Reddit – Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Dan Milmo and Alex Hern …
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 …
