WEIRD ANTHROPOLOGY
Bright lights in the evening could put you at greater risk of eye disease. Dominika Gregušová/Pexels/Canva – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jun 22 – In a massive study of more than 80,000 adults, scientists have found a link between bright artificial light in the …
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought’s agency is behind this drive to shake up federal grantmaking. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images – By Mirae Kim, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University Published: 2026 Jun 15 – The federal government provides grants …
The RunSafePro vest is presently on Kickstarter. RunSafePro View 6 Images – By Maryna Holovnova 2026 Jun 18 – Running is often promoted as one of the simplest sports to pick up – put on a pair of running shoes and head out. In …
Students and teachers pose outside a National Freedmen’s Bureau school in Beaufort, S.C., in 1865. Corbis/Getty Images – By Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University Published: 2026 Jun 16 – The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for …
People wear traditional clothes as they celebrate St. John’s Day and the Summer Solstice in Kernave, Lithuania, on 2024 Jun 23. AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis – By Thomas A. DuBois, Professor of Scandinavian Studies, Folklore, and Religious Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2026 Jun 17 …
A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images – By Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University And by Travis Belote, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, …
Glucosamine is sold over the counter. Amanda Mascarelli – By Ramon Sun, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida Published: 2026 Jun 09 – People with Alzheimer’s disease who took the common supplement glucosamine were 25% more likely to die within …
CAR-T cells must overcome cancer’s many defenses in order to mount an effective attack. Lulu Pérez, CC BY-SA – By Charles J. Dimitroff, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University And by Lee Seng Lau, Postdoctoral Associate in Cellular and Molecular …
People protest recent layoffs outside the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on 2025 Apr 01. Elijah Nouvelage via Getty Images – By Candice Johnson, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Michigan State University Published: 2026 Jun 10 – Since …
Social Security has lasted as long as it has thanks to the bipartisan deal that President Ronald Reagan and congressional leaders hammered out in 1983. AP Photo/Ed Reinke – By John W. Diamond, Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, …
