WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
One way to remember your dreams better: Write them down the moment you wake up. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images – By Kimberly Fenn, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University Published: 2025 Aug 18 Curious Kids is a series for children of …
JeniFoto/Shutterstock – By Graham Finlayson, Professor of Psychobiology, University of Leeds And by James Stubbs, Professor in Appetite & Energy Balance, Faculty of Medicine and Health School of Psychology, University of Leeds Published: 2025 Aug 15 – Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy …
Scientists develop method to correct eyesight without surgery like LASIK. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Aug 19 – Imagine correcting your vision in under a minute – no lasers, blades or pain. Scientists have developed a novel, non-invasive technique that reshapes the cornea …
While infection from it is rare, the brain-eating amoeba has a formidable kill rate. Created with ChatGPT 5 – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Aug 18 – One of the most dangerous microorganisms on Earth, Naegleria fowleri has a well-earned nickname as the “brain-eating amoeba,” …
Pre-pregnancy obesity may raise autism risk in offspring. Caleb Woods on Unsplash – By Paul McClure 2025 Aug 16 – Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, a new study has …
Amanita mushrooms are commonly used in mushroom-based products. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Joshua Kellogg, Assistant Professor of Natural Product Chemistry, Penn State Published: 2025 Aug 15 – Imagine you purchase a bag of gummies labeled nootropic – a term …
A worker moves irrigation tubes on a farm in Pinal County, Ariz. A two-decade drought has made water supplies harder to secure. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images – By Pedro DiNezio, Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder …
A few of Alaska’s residents take in the view ahead of Putin’s visit to the state to meet his American counterpart. Piriya Photography/Moment via Getty Images – By William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, Visiting Distinguished Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage Published: 2025 Jan 08, …
Jamillah Knowles & Digit/Better Images of AI, CC BY-SA – By Alexander Kaurov, PhD Candidate in Science and Society, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington And by Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University Published: 2025 Jul 24 …
Male birth control pill YCT-529 advances to the next stage of human trials. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Aug 10 – Finally, researchers are closing in on an oral male contraceptive pill that works without hormones, offers full reversibility and – most strikingly …
