WEIRD HISTORY
Domesticated animals have grown in body size – while wildlife continues to shrink. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Sep 07 – In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, …
Bending ice causes it to generate electricity. Stony Brook University – By David Szondy 2025 Sep 06 – A cool new study with chilly implications from a team led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) …
More than a decade ago starfish started dying from a mysterious disease. Scientists have now finally figured out what has been going on. Bennett Whitnell/Hakai Institute – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Sep 05 – A mysterious marine epidemic has erased billions of sea stars …
This AI-generated image spread far and wide in the wake of Hurricane Helene in 2024. AI-generated image circulated on social media – By Adam Nemeroff, Assistant Provost for Innovations in Learning, Teaching, and Technology, Quinnipiac University Published: 2025 Sep 02 – You’ve probably …
Palantir’s technology allows government agencies to connect the dots about individuals. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images – By Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University Published: 2025 Aug 27 – When the …
Nuclear waste could fuel future fusion power plants. Depositphotos – By David Szondy 2025 Sep 02 – A critical shortage of fuel for nuclear fusion reactors may have a rather counterintuitive solution. A physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) says that fusion reactor …
A portrait of Thomas Malthus by John Linnell. Wellcome Collection via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY – By Roy Scranton, Associate Professor of English, University of Notre Dame Published: 2025 Aug 22 – No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the …
The object was discovered during observations of a galaxy named NGC 4945X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ degli Studi Roma Tre/A.Marinucci et al, Optical: ESO/VLT & NASA/STScI – By Chelsea Haney 2025 Aug 29 – Astronomers have discovered a new celestial object, a compact radio beacon located in …
The red square on this 1767 map of St. Croix marks where Danes believed the Maroon settlement was. Paul Kuffner/Royal Danish Library – By Justin Dunnavant, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Published: 2025 Aug 27 – “For a long …
A new kind of antiviral treatment may be on the way, thanks to the strange genetics of people who seem to not be infected by viruses. Depositphotos – By Pranjal Malewar 2025 Aug 27 – It began quietly, tucked away in the immune systems …
