Category Archives: Weird Science

Archaeologists say they have found evidence that in one respect people were behaving like thoroughly modern humans as early as 100,000 years ago: they were apparently decorating themselves with a kind of status-defining jewelry – the earliest known shell necklaces. … Continue reading →

People with face-blindness, known as prosopagnosia, have trouble identifying which of the three faces on the bottom row is the same as the person shown in the three photos on the top row New findings from researchers at Harvard and … Continue reading →

In a nation obsessed with “The Sopranos," it’s hard to imagine how a single camera trained on a birds’ nest in Maine could become a hit show on the Internet. Then again, when the birds are baby bald eagles fighting … Continue reading →

By studying chimpanzee droppings in remote African jungles, scientists reported yesterday, they have found direct evidence of a missing link between a chimpanzee virus and the one that causes human AIDS. Scientists have long suspected that chimpanzees are the source … Continue reading →

These stories seem to run in bunches…. NEW YORK — People who smoke marijuana may be at less risk of developing lung cancer than tobacco smokers, according to a study presented yesterday. The study of 2,200 people in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

In tiny, tiny bits, gold makes exquisite geometry. Clusters of 20 gold atoms, for example, always come in the shape of a pyramid, perfect for a subatomic King Tut. Now scientists have found a new, unexpected configuration: a cage consisting … Continue reading →

A US-British team of scientists has challenged the idea that the tiny skeleton from Indonesia dubbed "the Hobbit" is a new human species. Writing in Science magazine, the team presents an alternative theory that the remains could be those of … Continue reading →

Boston scientists released a provocative report yesterday that challenges the timeline of human evolution and suggests that human ancestors bred with chimpanzee ancestors long after they had initially separated into two species. The researchers, working at the Cambridge-based Broad Institute … Continue reading →

London, England (AHN)-A British inventor unveils the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle, a three-wheel "TeamGreen" car capable of doing 8,000 miles to the gallon. The 45-year-old inventor, Andy Green, from the University of Bath, built his budget eco-motor for just £2,000, … Continue reading →

Space and time go on forever, and the so-called big bang said to have started the universe is actually part of a repeating cycle, according to a new paper that challenges conventional wisdom in physics. Infinite space and time would … Continue reading →

A juvenile lionfish, which is native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, was found by divers recently off the coast of the Bahamas, a sign that the venomous fish may now be breeding in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a … Continue reading →

As any car owner knows, automobiles sometimes attract aquatic insects, like mayflies. The insects mistake the shiny car surface for water and try to lay their eggs on it. In The Proceedings of The Royal Society B, published online, Gyorgy … Continue reading →