WEIRD SCIENCE
A sample of the fulgurite (fossilized lightning) in which scientists have now discovered a new type of phosphorus material. Matthew Pasek/University of South Florida – By Michael Irving 2023 Apr 12 – In what sounds like a superhero’s origin story, scientists have discovered a …
Keswick mountain rescue team dispatched to bring men down mountain after reports they were in trouble. Some of the Keswick mountain rescue team who were called out after reports of a group in trouble after taking magic mushrooms. Photograph: Keswick mountain rescue Team …
A diagram illustrating the proposed story of how three supermassive black holes ejected each other from their galaxy – one in one direction and two in the opposite direction. NASA, NAOJ, and P. van Dokkum – By Michael Irving 2023 Apr 10 – Astronomers …
Images like these are showing the true promise of the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA, ESA, CSA, D. D. Milisavljevic (Purdue), T. Temim (Princeton), I. De Looze (Ghent University). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI) – By Michael Franco 2023 Apr 09 – Operational only …
Sargassum seaweed started washing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in mid-March 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images – By Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University – Published: 2023 Apr 07 – An unwelcome visitor is headed for Florida and the Caribbean: …
Norwegian startup Oyster has new ideas for the simple cooler. Oyster. View gallery – 10 images – By C.C. Weiss 2023 Apr 07 – Vacuum-insulated coolers have been emerging on the market over the past few years, among them the precision-temperature Qool Box and …
One distinction between a snail and a slug: The snail has a shell. maxphotography/Moment via Getty Images – By John F. Tooker, Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State and by Daniel Bliss, Master’s Student in Entomology, Penn State and by Jared …
GRB 221009A may have been produced by the collpase of a black hole. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. View gallery – 5 images – By David Szondy 2023 Apr 04 – NASA has confirmed that on 2022 Oct 09, our solar system was struck …
Jimmy Wales is weighing up whether to begin having Large LAnguage Model AIs like GPT write Wikipedia. Wikipedia – By Loz Blain 2023 Apr 03 – Despite its frequent and serious inaccuracies, GPT has got Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales thinking seriously about how AI …
Special mics were used to pick up the ultrasonic sounds various plants make when stressed. Tel Aviv University – By Michael Franco 2023 Mar 31 – If a plant is stressed but no one hears it, does it still make a sound? While …
