WEIRD HISTORY
The Moon as seen by the Galileo deep-space probe in 1992. NASA/JPL/USGS – By Michael Irving 2022 May 04 – The Moon may look like a big dry ball, but there’s more water up there than you might expect. In a new study, scientists have …
The headstone of Father Damien, a Catholic saint who was canonized in 2009. Richard A. Cooke III/Corbis Historical via Getty Images – By Mark Lambert, Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago Divinity School Published: 2022 May 06 – On 1865 Jan 03, the Kingdom …
Most of the claims about ‘Hitler’s Jewish blood,’ repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his paternal grandfather is unknown. The answer to that question seems to have been buried with his grandmother. German …
Ukraine destroyed a railway, shown on 2022 Apr 02, to prevent passage from Transnistria to Ukraine. Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University …
A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes. During the 19th century, emerald green pigment was all the rage in fashion and home …
A portrait of Harriet Tubman in 1878. Library of Congress/Getty Images – By Kate Clifford Larson, Visiting Scholar Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University Published: 2022 Apr 28 – Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her …
An artist’s illustration of how the newly discovered large megaraptor Maip macrothorax might have looked in life. Agustín Ozán – By Michael Irving 2022 Apr 28 – Paleontologists have discovered the largest raptor dinosaur ever found. The new species, known as Maip macrothorax, was …
Replacing ships like the Moskva will be pricey. The flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet recently sank after suffering damage. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP – By Michael A. Allen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University And by Matthew …
Subterranean fires are almost impossible to extinguish and add to global emissions from fossil fuels. A man watches as a hillside burns in an area of Colorado where abandoned coalmines could be a cause of the wind-driven wildfire. Photograph: Matthew Brown/AP – Jeremy …
Sikh men and women during a prayer service during the Baisakhi festival. Giovanni Mereghetti/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Simranjit Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis Published: 2022 Apr 13 – Sikhs all over the world celebrate the …