WEIRD HISTORY
Scientists have reviewed everything we know about eating bamboo. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jan 20 – You might be more familiar with it as a versatile fibrous material or the staple food of giant pandas, but bamboo has now entered the health-food …
Farmers during harvest season in Batad, Ifugao, Philippines. Paul Connor and the Ifugao Archaeological Project, CC BY – By Stephen Acabado, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Published: 2026 Jan 15 – Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate …
Approximately 58% of faculty interviewed in a national survey in 2024 reported self-censoring. PM Images/iStock/Getty Images – By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College Published: 2026 Jan 14 – Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson …
Severe storms triggered flooding across the central and eastern U.S. in April 2025, including in Kentucky’s capital, Frankfort. Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images – By Gary W. Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan University Published: 2026 Jan 10 – On 2026 Jan …
Po’pay’s statue in the U.S. Capitol, representing the state of New Mexico, was dedicated in 2005. Chris Maddaloni/Roll Call/Getty Images – By Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2026 Jan …
Congress has long been unable to come to an agreement on how to help constituents pay for health care. iStock/Getty Images Plus – By SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia Published: 2026 Jan 07 – As the …
The NU-9 molecule may one day delay or even prevent the destruction of neurons that begins decades before the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear. Depositphotos – By Malcolm Azania 2026 Jan 07 – You think you’re fine. Your family and friends think you’re …
The H3N2 subclade K virus has genetically drifted from earlier J.2.4 influenza A strains, and is better at evading our immune system. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Dec 05 – Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite …
More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day – but we’re still learning about its health benefits. Jonas Jacobsson/Unsplash – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jan 02 – Coffee is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances on the planet, yet …
Studies show PFAS can be harmful to human health, including pregnant women and their fetuses. Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty Images – By Derek Lemoine, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona And by Ashley Langer, Professor of Economics, University of Arizona And by Bo Guo, Associate …
