In English

Link

2025-09-16 @ 11.37.03 ∈ In English

Why Do Wind Turbines Have Three Blades?
Wind turbines are a successful and popular method to create clean energy. But why do almost all of them have 3 blades? Here are 3 reasons.
Link

2025-09-13 @ 14.19.59 ∈ In English

Many lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction
"We found that lonely customers with a reduced need for interaction with other humans are more likely to use service robots as a means of avoiding human contact and conserving emotional resources."
Link

2025-09-13 @ 13.42.56 ∈ In English

The Ayrshire wedding crasher mystery solved after four years
For years Michelle and John Wylie were puzzled about the presence of a mysterious tall man in a blue suit at their wedding.
Link

2025-09-10 @ 18.13.52 ∈ In English

The tale of the creature with the most chromosomes
The Atlas blue [butterfly has been] confirmed as having the highest number of chromosomes out of all multicellular animals in the world. This insect boasts 229 pairs of chromosomes, while many of its close relatives have only 23 or 24 pairs.
Link

2025-09-09 @ 16.45.16 ∈ In English

(Preprint, n = 465)

Beer drinkers are mosquito magnets, according to a festival study
Participants who drank beer were 1.35 times more attractive to mosquitoes than those who didn't. […] The study also revealed that recent showering and sunscreen make people less attractive to the buzzing menace.
Link

2025-09-05 @ 19.29.10 ∈ In English

Current extinction rates haven’t reached level of ‘mass extinction’ just yet, study suggests
These findings suggest that modern extinction rates remain relatively low at the genus level and that these rates have not been increasing over the past century, contrary to some previous studies.
Link

2025-09-05 @ 19.22.03 ∈ In English

Iberian harvester ant queens are cloning different species to produce hybrid workers
This new frontier in reproduction is referred to by the authors as "xenoparous," meaning the ant queens have a need to produce individuals of another species as an inherent part of their life cycle. The exact developmental mechanism of cross-species male cloning is still unknown, but the authors have some theories.
Link

2025-08-27 @ 18.31.21 ∈ In English

Worms can’t solve the world’s PVC problem: Analysis finds no sign of biochemical degradation
Mealworms and superworms may nibble at one of the world’s most stubborn plastics, but new research from The University of Western Australia shows they can’t actually break it down.
Link

2025-08-27 @ 15.30.37 ∈ In English

(The news article, and to a lesser degree the study’s abstract imply females being more aggressive rather than self-reporting being so, which is what the study actually discovered.)

Females show higher sibling-specific aggression than males, study finds
In terms of direct aggression, girls and women [reported being] slightly more aggressive towards their siblings [than] boys and men. Men and boys, by contrast, [reported being] more likely to be directly aggressive with non-siblings.
Link

2025-08-25 @ 16.51.03 ∈ In English

(Earlier: Why the UK’s butterflies are booming in 2025)

Why are we seeing so many butterflies in Ireland this year?
Another reason for the 2025 butterfly boom is the weather in Europe. Hot, dry weather creates drought, and butterflies capable of migration escape by altitudinal and geographical migration. By moving north, Clouded Yellow, Large White, Small White, Red Admiral and Painted Lady butterflies can find succulent foodplants for their caterpillars.