Strange & Offbeat
Walk faster, age slower: The 14-step boost that builds strength
Frailty is a medically defined condition in older adults that increases vulnerability to everyday st ...View More
Sunny side up for eggs and cholesterol
From poached to panfried, when it comes to eggs, it's all sunny side up, as new research from the Un ...View More
Memories aren't static in the brain — they 'drift' over time
Memories of places "drift" across the brain as they are carried by different sets of neurons over ti ...View More
Ancient DNA suggests ancestors of Estonians, Finns and Hungarians lived in Siberia 4,500 years ago
Present-day speakers of Hungarian, Finnish and Estonian have substantial Siberian ancestry, a new st ...View More
When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar syste ...View More
This obscure, 80-year-old machine might be the key to unlocking the full potential of AI today
Many years ago, long before the internet or artificial intelligence, an American engineer called Van ...View More
Scientists detect gargantuan 'pimple' that has plagued a star for at least 7 years
Most exoplanets are discovered as they transit, or move across, their parent stars. But a new study ...View More
Astronomers discover strange solar system body dancing in sync with Neptune: 'Like finding a hidden rhythm in a song'
Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythm ...View More
Why is heart cancer so rare?
Why is heart cancer so rare? – Jackson, age 12, Davis, CaliforniaYou probably know someone who is af ...View More
Virginia opossums: The American marsupials that have barely changed since the time of the dinosaurs
With their beady eyes, big ears, hairless tails and short, stocky legs, opossums are distinctive mar ...View More
