Just Plain WEIRD #2
The federal cybersecurity agency is crippled by layoffs and shutdown furloughs. The Conversation, CC BY-ND – By Richard Forno, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Published: 2025 Oct 07 – …
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons – By Yeimy J. Rivera, Researcher in Astrophysics, Smithsonian Institution And by Rosa Tatiana Niembro Hernández, Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution And by Samuel Badman, …
Study finds the age at which we decide to turn our brains off more frequently. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 05 – Whether it’s avoiding the news or checking a bank account, adults often deal with uncertainty by switching off and not …
Scientists imagine virtual particles popping in and out of existence to explain how forces transfer between particles. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images – By Dipangkar Dutta, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Mississippi State University Published: 2025 Oct 03 – A clever mathematical tool known as virtual …
For the first time, scientists have documented the extent of the urban gully crisis. Matthias Vanmaercke – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Oct 02 – Nearly 3,000 growing chasms have opened up in dozens of towns, swallowing up roads and houses in their path. Known …
Irène and Frederic Joliot-Curie shared the Nobel Prize in 1935. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images – By Artemis Spyrou, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University And by Andrea Richard, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University Published: 2025 Oct 02 – The adage …
Jane Goodall appears on stage at 92NY in New York on 2023 Oct 01. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP – By Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University Published: 2025 Oct 01 – Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the …
A paw print in baked mud at Joshua Tree National Park, likely from a coyote. Brad Sutton/National Park Service – By Steven Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University Published: 2025 Sep 29 – Your neighborhood is home to all …
The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images – By Ted Powers, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis Published: 2025 Sep 29 – An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 …
Low-dose radiation treatment may delay knee replacement surgery in people with osteoarthritis. Wikimedia Commons/NP2025 CC BY-SA 4.0 – By Paul McClure 2025 Sep 28 – In a clinical trial, six sessions of low-dose radiation significantly eased knee osteoarthritis pain and improved function for months …
