WEIRD FACTS
The Door to Hell burns furiously in the night sky. Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0 View 4 Images – By Joe Salas 2025 Jun 08 – There are no written Soviet records, no logs, no official drilling reports, and no confirmation that they’d lit it …
Families and caregivers can boost children’s confidence and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while school is out for Summer. heshphoto/Getty Images – By Amber M. Simpson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2025 Jun 06 …
Concessions to the private sector are one reason why health care is so costly. FS Productions/Tetra images via Getty Images – By Zachary W. Schulz, Senior Lecturer of History, Auburn University Published: 2025 Jun 06 – A few years ago, a student …
The system of scientific naming began in the 1700s. Westend61 via Getty Images – By Nicholas Green, Assistant Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University Published: 2025 Jun 03 – Most people would call it a “field mouse,” but a scientist would ask, “Was …
Coming in to land: A cockatoo heads to the park drinking fountain. Klump et al, Biology Letters. View 6 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 04 – In an impressive feat of rapid urban adaptation, sulphur-crested cockatoos have worked out how to use …
The study unlocks more evidence of how weight gain and changes in the gut drive negative mental health outcomes. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Jun 03 – A new study has found that gaining weight as a result of poor diet is linked …
The government can make you silence yourself – out of fear. Deepak Sethi, iStock/Getty Images Plus – By Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis Published: 2025 Jun 02 – When most people think of how …
If a solar storm of this magnitude were to hit the Earth today its effect would be cataclysmic on our electronic and telecommunications networks. Depositphotos – By Jay Kakade 2025 Jun 01 – A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters …
DEI has a long history. Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images – By Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University Published: 2025 May 29 – Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion – …
Alcohol is the most common substance misused by parents. igorr1/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University Published: 2025 May 30 – About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one …
