Ig Nobel, Zebra Cows and Weird Science
Digest more
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Roach tells the host Gilbert Cruz how she comes up with her ideas and what keeps drawing her back to the bizarre, hilarious bits of trivia that the human body offers up.
Live Science on MSN
Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit?
Pluto is a bit of a loner. The dwarf planet is no longer considered a regular planet; it does not orbit on the same plane as the solar system's eight planets; and its orbit is both highly elliptical and extremely tilted.
Not all barnacles just sit on rocks and ships. Some invade crabs, growing like a parasitic root system that hijacks their bodies. A mysterious group called y-larvae has baffled scientists for over a century,
ScienceAlert on MSN
Strange Green Glow From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Has Scientists Puzzled
Images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS snapped during the September 7 total lunar eclipse seem to suggest that the latest visitor to the Solar System may be turning green.
Live Science on MSN
'Like trying to see fog in the dark': How strange pulses of energy are helping scientists build the ultimate map of the universe
Astronomers are using radio pulses from space to find missing baryonic matter and learn about supermassive black holes, stellar formation and galaxy evolution.
The relationship between music, science and maths are deeply entwined. We could all benefit from learning more about it.
Season 3 of Apple TV+'s ambitious adaptation of sci-fi master Isaac Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy" has passed the midway point of its 10-episode run and we've assessed the opinion that it's perhaps the finest season yet in terms of character development, story clarity, and startlingly beautiful visual effects.