WEIRD HISTORY
A water pipe that was used to carry water to livestock crosses land burned in the Maui fires in August 2023. Andrew Whelton/Purdue University, CC BY-ND – By Andrew J. Whelton, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University Published: 2024 Aug 13 …
The palms of a patient during an outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. Getty Images – By Cheryl Walter, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of Hull Published: 2024 Aug 13 – Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, …
The extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago. Mark Stevenson/UIG via Getty Images – By Hans Sues, Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Smithsonian Institution Published: 2024 Aug 12 Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. …
Vernon Dalhart was a widely recorded singer in the early 20th century. The Library of Congress – By Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University Published: 2024 Aug 09 – Country music’s origin story …
An artist’s impression of what some of the Francevillian biota lifeforms might have looked like. Professor Abderrazzak El Albani of the University of Poitiers, France – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 03 – Scientists have discovered evidence that an isolated pocket of complex life …
Visitors walk past a sign reading ‘Stop: Extreme Heat Danger’ in Death Valley National Park during a heat wave on 2024 Jul 07. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images – By Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell and by Jeffrey Basara, Professor of …
Trees and other plants can’t escape wildfire smoke. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images – By Delphine Farmer, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University and by Mj Riches, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Published: 2024 Jul 30 – …
Pluto was famously booted from the planet club due to a change in definition – now a new definition of a “planet” could be on the way. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI – By Michael Irving 2024 Jul 26 – The official definition of a “planet” could be …
Many fatal childhood illnesses can be prevented with vaccination. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images – By Mark R. O’Brian, Professor and Chair of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Published: 2024 Jul 26 – Vaccinations have provided significant …
Displays at LaGuardia Airport in New York show the infamous “blue screen of death.” AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura – By Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County – The global information technology outage on 2024 Jul …
