WEIRD SCIENCE
An artist’s illustration of how the newly discovered large megaraptor Maip macrothorax might have looked in life. Agustín Ozán – By Michael Irving 2022 Apr 28 – Paleontologists have discovered the largest raptor dinosaur ever found. The new species, known as Maip macrothorax, was …
An ultra-pure diamond wafer (right) measuring 5 cm (2 in) in diameter that could be used for high-density data storage. The small square to the left is the usual size of diamond wafers possible using older manufacturing techniques. Saga University – By Michael Irving …
An artist’s illustration of an asteroid delivering nucleobases (seen as molecular models) to early Earth. NASA Goddard/CI Lab/Dan Gallagher – By Michael Irving 2022 Apr 27 – How life on Earth first arose is one of the most profound mysteries of science, and evidence …
Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses. U.S. Air Force graphic – By Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Published: 2022 Apr 15 – Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot …
A jaguar in Brazil’s Patanal region. Sergio Pitamitz /VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Ganesh Marín, Ph.D. Candidate in Wildlife Conservation and Management, University of Arizona and by John Koprowski, Dean, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming …
Calls for rules akin to environmental regulations to reduce risk of collisions and preserve night sky. A carrier vehicle containing 36 OneWeb communication satellites lifts off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photograph: Roscosmos Press Service Handout/EPA – Ian Sample Science editor @iansample Last …
Subterranean fires are almost impossible to extinguish and add to global emissions from fossil fuels. A man watches as a hillside burns in an area of Colorado where abandoned coalmines could be a cause of the wind-driven wildfire. Photograph: Matthew Brown/AP – Jeremy …
Plans call for the AirYacht to carry passengers in a detachable gondola, which will double as a seagoing yacht. Guillaume Hoddé / AirYacht – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Apr 20 – Sailing the world’s oceans in a yacht is all very well and good, …
MIT researchers have presented a solid-state thermophotovoltaic heat engine that can operate at higher temperatures, and extract more electricity from heat than the average steam turbine. MIT – By Loz Blain 2022 Apr 20 – MIT says its new solid-state thermophotovoltaic heat engine can …
A new study has shown that coffee cups lined with a plastic film on the inside can release trillions of particles into boiling water. N. Hanacek/NIST – By Nick Lavars 2022 Apr 20 – Getting a handle on the true dangers posed by the …
