Scientists Caught Sperm Defying a Major Law of Physics
Science Alert - Sat Feb 17, 2024
With their whip-like tails, human sperm propel themselves through viscous fluids, seemingly in defiance of Newtons third law of motion, according to a recent study that characterizes the motion of these sex cells and single-celled algae. More»

15,000-Year-Old Viruses Discovered in Tibetan Glacier Ice
Ohio State News - Fri Aug 6, 2021
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China. More»

Cicadas getting ‘high, horny, super-sexed’ from fungus that makes their butts fall off, experts say
NJ.com - Fri May 21, 2021
What’s more terrifying than an army of billions of cicadas waking up from a 17-year underground slumber and blanketing neighborhoods like a biblical plague? Fungus-ridden, speed-fueled, sex-crazed cicadas, probably. More»

COVID-19 Is a Vascular Disease: Coronavirus’ Spike Protein Attacks Vascular System on a Cellular Level
SciTech Daily - Sun May 2, 2021
Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease. More»

The explosive physics of pooping penguins: they can shoot poo over four feet
ArsTechnica - Thu Jul 9, 2020
Nature is a brutal place, so during brooding, chinstrap and Adélie penguins are reluctant to leave their eggs unguarded in the nest - even to relieve themselves. More»

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