WEIRD HISTORY
A new book looks back at the long-serving FBI director’s devotion to keeping America a White Christian republic and the devastating effect he had. ‘Hoover saw himself throughout his life as this minister and soldier.’ Photograph: Corbis/Getty Images Books David Smith in Washington …
Scientists have identified a peptide that could potentially have helped kickstart life on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Mar 14 – One of the most profound mysteries facing science is how exactly life arose from non-living matter. Now, scientists have pinpointed a …
The entrance at the headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Germany. Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images – By Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross Published 2023 Mar 10 – Six adults were killed 2023 Mar 09, in Hamburg, …
Daylight saving time is back again – amid some controversy. billhagolan/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Beth Ann Malow, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Published: 2023 Mar 06 – As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead …
The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Kingston hit $1,615 this year – roughly 25% more expensive than three years ago. Photograph: Wilfred Chan – In Kingston, New York, tenants say their survival depends on the city ordering a rent reduction – …
What began as a real-estate advertisement has since been the site of tragedy, triumph and plenty of pranks. The actor Michelle Yeoh in midair over the Hollywood sign in November 1998. Photograph: Joe McNally/Getty Images – By Lois Beckett in Los Angeles Last …
An artist’s impression of a closely orbiting pair of stars. ESO/L. Calçada – By Michael Irving 2023 Mar 01 – Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system containing two ultra-cool dwarf stars that are so close together they orbit each other in less than …
A form of natural selection may have been working on amino acids in the primordial soup long before life arose on Earth. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2023 Feb 28 – Exactly how life arose out of non-living matter is a major mystery, and …
Hailed as ‘a trailblazer’, Flemister experienced widespread racism and discrimination during her tenure at the federal agency. Zandra Flemister provides protection to Prime Minister Michael Manley of Jamaica, right, during his 1977 visit to Washington. Photograph: Courtesy of John Collinge – Secret Service …
Your brain can imagine things that haven’t happened or that don’t even exist. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Andrey Vyshedskiy, Professor of Neuroscience, Boston University Published: 2023 Feb 23 – You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky …
