WEIRD FACTS
An architect has worked to save Aliano’s unusual facial features, thought to ward off the “evil eye.” This anthropomorphic house in Aliano was rebuilt, following the direction of architect Lodovico Alessandri. It now hosts a pizzeria and rooms for tourists. Federico Formica – …
Some workers aren’t that excited about a return to the office. Antonio Sánchez Albacete/EyeEm via Getty Images – By Kimberly Merriman, Professor of Management, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell and David Greenway, Doctoral Candidate in Leadership/Organization Studies, University of Massachusetts …
Energy secretary: US adversaries have the capability to shut down our power grid – By Chandelis Duster, CNN Updated 2021 Jun 06 – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday warned in stark terms that the US power grid is vulnerable to attacks. – …
Mark Poindexter puts a tarp on the damaged roof of his home in Gulf Breeze, Louisiana, on 2020 Aug 29, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert – By Erik Salna, Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Extreme Events Institute, Florida …
The actions of a Crow Nation police officer were in question at the Supreme Court. Crow Nation – Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University 2021 Jun 03 – The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed …
The Passamaquoddy’s purchase of Pine Island for $355,000 is the latest in a series of successful ‘land back’ campaigns for indigenous people in the US. Pine Island. Photograph: The Guardian – By Alice Hutton Last modified on 2021 Jun 04 – The advert …
A conservation effort is planting a poisonous flower along the state’s central coast in hopes of lifting butterfly population. Western monarch butterfly populations have sharply declined in recent years. Photograph: Courtesy River Partners – By Erin McCormick in Berkeley Last modified on 2021 …
Traffic at the south entrance to Yellowstone National Park on 2015 Aug 20. Neal Herbert, NPS/Flickr – Michael Childers, Assistant Professor of History, Colorado State University 2021 Jun 01 – If you’re headed out into the wild this summer, you may need to …
The Terra device (at right, behind bird) is currently on Kickstarter. Terra Project – By Ben Coxworth May 28, 2021May 28 – Although many people enjoy tracking which types of birds come through their backyards, they can’t be watching their yards all the time. …
While on a routine patrol, Greg Francek came across bone fragments from prehistoric animals that existed millions of years before humans. Ranger Greg Francek uncovers a gomphothere fossil. Photograph: East Bay Municipal Utility District – By Erin McCormick 2021 May 26 – Imagine …
