WEIRD HISTORY
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 …
A Martian meteorite in cross-polarized light. This meteorite is dominated by the mineral olivine. Each grain is about half a millimeter across. By James Day – By James Day, Professor of Geosciences, University of California, San Diego Published: 2024 Jul 12 – Of …
This breakthrough can effectively shield vulnerable members of the community from those who won’t get a measles shot. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Jul 01 – Measles is on the rise, attributable to the anti-vaccination movement and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, …
A healer conducts an ayahuasca drinking ceremony in Avie village, in Ecuador, on Jan.14, 2023. Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty images – Pardis Mahdavi, President, University of La Verne Published: 2024 Jun 28 – Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem …
Be careful out there. ArtMarie/Getty Images – Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia Published: 2024 Jun 17 – Americans age 60 and older lost more than US$3 billion to scammers in 2023, according to the FBI. – To …
Lokiceratops rangiformis is a distant cousin of the Triceratops. Fabrizio Lavezza/The Museum of Evolution, Knuthenborg CC BY-NC-ND – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 21 – A never-before-seen species of horned, herbivorous dinosaur, a predecessor of the Triceratops, has been unveiled at the Natural History …
Covering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil. Carl Lipo – Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2024 Jun 21 – Conventional …
An “E-Group” construction at the ancient Maya site of Caracol, in present-day Belize. Gerardo Aldana – Gerardo Aldana, Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Published: 2024 Jun 19 – K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. – For …
