WEIRD HISTORY
The pottery fragments are some of the earliest botanical depictions ever recorded and also point to prehistoric mathematical cognition. Photos courtesy of Yosef Garfinkel View 5 Images – By Jay Kakade 2026 Feb 07 – We generally associate the origins of mathematical thinking with …
A fresco shows St. Francis speaking to the birds in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, Italy. Photo Beto/iStock Getty Images Plus – By Vanessa Corcoran, Adjunct Professor of History, Georgetown University Published: 2026 Feb 02 – On the 800th anniversary of the …
The vast majority of people who get measles are not vaccinated against the measles virus. Andrzej Rostek/istock via Getty Images Plus – By Alla Katsnelson, Associate Health Editor, The Conversation US Published: 2026 Feb 06 – The measles outbreak in South Carolina reached …
The findings indicate MS could have two distinct degenerative pathways, one fast and the other slow. And this knowledge could help better inform patients and doctors. Depositphotos – By Chelsea Haney 2026 Feb 04 – For decades, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been defined primarily …
Could the Earth and everything on it – and even the whole universe – be a simulation running on a giant computer? OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images – By Zeb Rocklin, Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology Published: 2026 Feb 02 …
The U.S.-WHO collaboration has been critical in the country’s response to mpox, shown here, as well as Ebola, Marburg, flu and COVID-19. Uma Shankar sharma/Moment via Getty Images – By Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University Published: 2026 Jan …
Attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress included the nation’s first openly Black priest, Augustus Tolton, who stands in the middle of the front row. Wikimedia Commons By Annie Selak, Director, Women’s Center, Georgetown University Published: 2026 Jan 27 – The first publicly …
Ascertaining radiation levels after a leak is a critical step toward providing rapid and accurate treatment for those exposed. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2026 Jan 28 – Researchers at Hiroshima University (HU) in Japan have developed a way to leverage the cameras on …
AIs could use some self-reflection. davincidig/iStock via Getty Images – By Ricky J. Sethi, Professor of Computer Science, Fitchburg State University; Worcester Polytechnic Institute Published: 2026 Jan 26 – Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to …
New therapy targets the liver’s PCSK9 gene to lower cholesterol. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jan 25 – A new CRISPR-based one-off procedure that lowers “bad” cholesterol has been approved to enter Phase I human trial. If successful, it could be the first …
