Just Plain WEIRD #2
New research calls for more rigorous agricultural practices to control the uptake of heavy metals into cannabis plants grown for human consumption. fotovincek/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2021 Dec 15 – A new study led by researchers from Penn State is outlining a number …
A new study has compared the volume of microplastics people consume through water, seafood and salt with the concentrations that cause damage to human cells. endewer1.mail.ru/Despositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2021 Dec 09 – With plastic waste turning up everywhere from Arctic snowfall to …
Someone first stole the deck boards and then came back for the rest of the structure, leaving police baffled. The Cuyahoga river in Ohio. The pedestrian bridge used to span the river in a park in Akron. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters – By Gloria …
Burj Al Babas may one day be full of wealthy vacationers, but for now it’s a strange sight. Burj Al Babas today is composed of hundreds of unfinished castle-like villas. Chris McGrath/Getty Images – By Inka Piegsa-Quischotte 2021 Jul 20 – Halfway between …
A research station in India is on call 24/7 to aid wayward reptiles in need. Wrangling an eight-foot king cobra is all in a day’s work for Ajay Giri, field director of the Agumbe Reserve Research Station in western India. Mahima A. Jain …
A portion of a map that erases the borders Colonial powers drew, and shows instead the Indigenous territories, treaties and languages of North America. Native Land Digital, CC BY-SA – By Elisa J. Sobo, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, San Diego State University and …
Members of a civil society group participate in a candlelight vigil to pay tribute to the Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched by a Muslim mob in Pakistan. AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary – By Ahmet T. Kuru, Porteous Professor of Political Science, …
The pagan tradition of celebrating the winter solstice with bonfires on Dec. 21 inspired the early Christian celebrations of Christmas. Gpointstudio/ Image Source via Getty Images – By Thomas Adam, Associate Professor of International and Global Studies, University of Arkansas 2021 Dec 06 …
You never know where Uncle Sam will make an appearance. David McNew/Getty Images – By Paul Bruski, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, Iowa State University 2021 Dec 06 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a …
(Museums Victoria) – By Jacinta Bowler 2021 Nov 22 – In 2015, David Hole was prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. – Armed with a metal detector, he discovered something out of the ordinary – a very heavy, reddish rock resting …
