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Computer modelling of cyclone Mekunu, which hit the coast of Oman in 2018, reveals that ocean currents may have focused waves from the storm into straight beams that hit the coast of India and Pakistan Physics 3 March 2022 By Bas den Hond Debris litters a beach after cyclone Mekunu hit Salalah, Oman, in May … Read more
By Clare Wilson A newborn baby held by its mother Lionel Wotton/Alamy Hello, and welcome to this week’s Health Check, the weekly newsletter that gives you the health and fitness news you can really trust. To receive this free, weekly newsletter in your inbox, sign up here. With all the attention paid to England’s shift in direction … Read more
Vast mounds of sponges stretching for hundreds of metres have been discovered 600 metres down near the Channel Islands off California Environment 3 March 2022 By Michael Le Page Vast mounds made of the skeletons of glass sponges have been discovered 600 metres down on the seabed of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary off … Read more
A newly discovered fossilized stegosaur found in China is the most ancient ever found in Asia, and could be the oldest in the world. Treading the Earth some 170 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic Bajocian age, the beastie was also small for a stegosaur, measuring just 2.8 meters (just over 9 feet) from … Read more
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong, Alex Wilkins and Alexandra Thompson A woman waters plants in her house Samuel de Roman/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 3 March Pandemic linked to increase in depression and … Read more
A study of over 650,000 US veterans found that those who scored highest on a treadmill test had less risk of dementia in 8.8 years of follow-up Health 3 March 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu People exercising Shutterstock / LightField Studios Being physically fit lowers your risk of developing dementia, according to one of the … Read more
By Adam Vaughan People walking by the ruins of the village of Vilar PAULO NOVAIS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This is Fix the Planet, the weekly climate change newsletter that reminds you there are reasons for hope in science and technology around the world. To receive it in your inbox, sign up here. It may have been overshadowed by Russia’s … Read more
A camouflage system made using algae and tree bark can hide objects from both visible and infrared light Environment 3 March 2022 By Alex Wilkins A photograph of the patterned foam Laaksonen etal. (2022) Camouflage made from biodegradable foams of algae and cellulose derived from wood pulp or tree bark could make objects in forests … Read more
The way light reflects off morpho dragonflies’ bright blue wings helps the insects blend in with water when viewed from above, making them invisible to predators and prey Life 3 March 2022 By Jake Buehler The bright wings of morpho dragonflies can also keep the insects hidden Shutterstock/guentermanaus With dazzling blue iridescent wings, male morpho … Read more
Global warming might increase the number of tropical cyclones in other parts of the world but reduce them in the Atlantic due to weakening circulation Environment 3 March 2022 By Michael Le Page Satellite image of large hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic Ocean NASA/Joshua Stevens In parts of the world, tropical cyclones could become … Read more