Just Plain WEIRD #2
Women in north and central regions of country stage demonstrations as militants make sweeping gains nationwide. One of the biggest demonstrations was in central Ghor province, where hundreds of women turned out over the weekend. Photograph: Facebook – by Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul …
A two-inch-long ant that once roamed Wyoming rivals today’s hummingbirds in size. (Image credit: Bruce Archibald) – By Stephanie Pappas – Almost 50 million years ago, ants the size of hummingbirds roamed what is now Wyoming, a new fossil discovery reveals. These giant …
Life was already getting harder for dinosaurs before an asteroid wiped them out. metha1819/Shutterstock – Fabien Condamine, Chercheur au CNRS en Phylogénie et Evolution Moléculaire, Université de Montpellier 2021 Jun 30 – Some 66 million years ago, on the Yucatán peninsula in México, a …
The record price for a complete 40-volume set was established by Christie’s in New York in April 2012 when a complete subscriber’s set of Curtis’s monumental work fetched $2,882,500 to become one of the most valuable scientific artifacts ever sold at auction. The …
The story of our species may run through a war-time construction project back to the wild and woolly steppes of Asia where Dragon people once roamed. An illustration of Dragon Man at home. Chuang Zhao – By Eric Mack 2021 Jun 30 – …
Fireworks shows commonly celebrate the nation’s birthday. Pete Saloutos via Getty Images – By Woody Holton, Professor of History, University of South Carolina 2021 Jun 29 – Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many …
Photo credit: AFP – By Monica Danielle, AccuWeather senior producer Updated 2021 Jun 24 – Nobody has ever been to the bottom of Yemen’s Well of Barhout. The mysterious natural wonder has stirred stories of demons and djinns for centuries. – Far out …
Researchers have found evidence suggesting a coronavirus epidemic struck East Asia around 20,000 years ago. Photocreo/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2021 Jun 24 – An incredible new study, published in the journal Current Biology, is presenting evidence to suggest a major coronavirus outbreak struck …
When lockdown hit, I became distracted, unfocused – and overwhelmed. But there are ways to recover. ‘In the weeks and months after initial lockdown, people began to notice a sudden inability to focus, remember things, and follow through on tasks.’ Illustration: Sonny Ross/The …
Like their ancient ancestors, contemporary Mandaeans revere John the Baptist and consider baptism the most important of their religious rituals. Hadi Mizban/AP – By James F. McGrath, Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Butler University 2021 Jun 21 – In March 2021 …
