WEIRD SCIENCE
Inventions with revolutionary potential made by a mysterious aerospace engineer for the U.S. Navy come to light. U.S. Navy ships. Credit: Getty Images – By Paul Ratner 2021 Feb 06 – U.S. Navy holds patents for enigmatic inventions by aerospace engineer Dr. Salvatore …
Image credit: Getty Images – By Jerone Andrews 2021 Mar 24 – They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Actually, there’s a great deal more hidden inside the modern digital image, says researcher Jerone Andrews. – On 2020 Oct 03, the …
The novel species of bacteria could help astronauts grow food in space. Methylobacteriaceae Credit: Aslam Z., Lee C. S., Kim K.-H., Im W.-T., Ten L. N., Lee S.-T. via Wikipedia – By Stephen Johnson 2021 Mar 18 – The bacteria were collected as …
An artist’s impression of Dromornis stirtoni, an extinct creature that was one of the largest birds to ever walk the Earth. Peter Trusler View 5 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 23 – Australian scientists have studied the biggest bird-brains in history for …
Some scientists believe the lightning-produced frequencies may be connected to our brain waves, meditation, and hypnosis. Schumann Resonance. Credit: NASA/Goddard Conceptual Image Lab. – By Paul Ratner 2021 Mar 18 – The Schumann Resonances are a set of frequencies produced by electromagnetic waves …
Periodical cicada in Washington, D.C., 2017 May. Katha Schulz/Flickr, CC BY – By John Cooley, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut 2021 Mar 12 – A big …
BASE particle physicists have discovered a very precise way to examine antimatter. The Veil Nebula. Credit: By Jschulman555 – Own work, Wikipedia Commons. – By Philip Perry 2017 Dec 21 – Thank your lucky stars you’re alive. It’s truly a miracle of nature. …
Circle spoofing is an advanced form of GPS manipulation – but nobody knows exactly how, or why. Not really there – and not moving in circles: ‘ghost ship’ patterns off the coast of northern California. Credit: Courtesy of SkyTruth/Global Fishing Watch/Orbcomm/Spire – By …
New research highlights the need for chemical manufacturers to be more transparent in reporting how and where chemical compounds are used. Garsya/Depositphotos View 1 Images – By Rich Haridy 2021 Mar 18 – A study from scientists at UC San Francisco is demonstrating a …
An illustration of ‘Oumuamua’s pancake-like shape. William Hartmann View 2 Images – By Michael Irving 2021 Mar 17 – A few years ago, astronomers discovered a bizarre object named ‘Oumuamua, which not only defied conventional classification but was the first thing found to be …
