WEIRD HISTORY
The fate of a person’s debts after they die depends in part on what they owned. MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By James Malm, Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Global Business Resource Center, College of Charleston Published: 2026 Jun 01 …
The announcement of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia. Hulton Archive via Getty Images – By Kimberly Nath, Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, San Juan College, Farmington, NM Published: 2026 May 07 – On the eve …
Members of a soccer team at Harrow, an English boarding school, in an undated photo. Hulton Archive/Getty Images – By Thomas Adam, Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas Published: 2026 May 29 – Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, …
Figuring out which PFAS types are accumulating in your body is challenging. Love Employee/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University Published: 2026 May 29 – Virtually every living thing on Earth, from Patagonian penguins to …
Getting a second opinion has become routine in medicine – and it often boosts patients’ confidence in their care. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Danielle Friedman, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University Published: 2026 May 28 – Imagine you have …
Bees are crucial pollinators for many crops, as well as producers of honey. Allagash Brewing/Flickr Creative Commons – By Jennie L. Durant, Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis Published: 2026 May 26 – America’s bees and beekeepers are losing a …
Simon van de Passe’s 1616 engraving of Pocahontas is the only known portrait made during her lifetime. National Portrait Gallery/Wikimedia Commons – By Peter C. Mancall, Distinguished Professor and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and …
Dynamics within the planet generate its protective magnetic field. ESA/AOES Medialab – By Mike McRae 2026 May 25 – Deep beneath the Pacific near the equator, Earth’s outer core now flows east instead of west. Dynamics deeper within our planet’s core may help explain …
Customers browse the fresh produce at a Wilkes-Barre, Pa., farmers market in June 2025. Jason Ardan/The Citizens’ Voice via Getty Images – By Bret R. Shaw, Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison Published: 2026 May 14 – People who shop at the …
Rice paddies are essential to lives and livelihoods in many parts of Asia. Jingting Zhang – By Hanqin Tian, Director and Institute Professor, Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Boston College And by Jingting Zhang, Research Scientist at the Center for …
