Science
Plastic shards permeate human brains
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/plastic-human-brains-microplastics
Science
Why even physicists still don’t understand quantum theory 100 years on
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00296-9
Humans
Springy poles and forehead straps: How to carry more than your own bodyweight
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250124-how-to-carry-more-than-your-own-bodyweight
Science
Mile-deep underwater volcano could erupt off West Coast this year, scientists say
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mile-long-underwater-volcano-erupt-off-west-coast/story?id=118217346
Science
Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
https://wtop.com/science/2025/01/historic-asteroid-sample-reveals-the-building-blocks-of-life-are-in-fact-extraterrestrial-in-origin-scientists-say/
Science
Glowing lava patterns form on erupting Hawaii volcano
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c1ez3972220o
Science
Parts of Niagara Falls freeze after period of bitter cold
https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c0m1x8drxjpo
Science
Gigantic 500,000-mile ‘hole’ in the sun’s atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth
https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/gigantic-500-000-mile-hole-in-the-suns-atmosphere-aims-aurora-sparking-solar-wind-at-earth-photo
Science
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-doomsday-clock-closer-midnight-threats.html
Science
A Blooming Plant That Reeks of Gym Socks and Rotting Garbage Has Thousands Lining up for a Whiff
https://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2025-01-23/a-rare-plant-emits-a-stink-of-death-when-it-blooms-thousands-in-australia-queued-to-get-close-to-it