Just Plain WEIRD #2
A brown bear in a Siberian boreal forest. Logan Berner, CC BY-ND – By Ronny Rotbarth, Ph.D. Candidate of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Ecology, Wageningen University and by David J. Cooper, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Colorado State University and by Logan Berner, Assistant Research Professor …
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC BY-NC – By Meg Leja, Associate Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2023 Nov 02 – Nothing calls to mind …
Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images – By Liz Wilson, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University Published: 2023 Oct 31 – …
From feline to felony: New DNA technique has the potential to detect if a specific cat owner has been at the scene of a crime. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Oct 31 – Lending new meaning to the phrase ‘cat burglar’, a single …
Remember the old saying: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. David Wall/Moment via Getty Image – By Barry Markovsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina Published: 2023 Oct 24 Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you …
A girl dressed as a ‘catrina’ takes part in the Catrinas Parade in México City to celebrate Day of the Dead. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images – By Mathew Sandoval, Associate Teaching Professor in Culture & Performance, Arizona State University Published: 2023 Oct …
A new study offers the first evidence of menopause in a wild non-human primate population. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Oct 26 – Other than a few species of whale, humans are the only mammals that consistently demonstrate the unusual phenomenon of menopause. …
An illustration of an asteroid orbiting through space. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Johann Rafelski, Professor of Physics, University of Arizona Published: 2023 Oct 27 – For centuries, the quest for new elements was a driving force in many …
Lava flows in Canada suggest that the Earth’s core is leaking material to the surface, a new study says. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Oct 23 – Scientists from Caltech and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have found evidence that Earth’s core is …
The Río Grande, viewed from the Zaragoza International Bridge between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, México. Vianey Rueda, CC BY-ND – By Vianey Rueda, PhD Student in Resource Ecology Management, University of Michigan and by Drew Gronewold, Associate Professor of Environment and …
