WEIRD SCIENCE
The San Andreas Fault stretches 750 miles (1,200 km) through California, indicating where the Pacific plate and the North American plate meet. Ian Kluft/Wikimedia Commons/(CC By-SA 4.0) – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jun 28 – The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) …
Losing sleep from a daylight saving time transition could raise the risk of eye diseases. E M R A L K Y/Pexels/Canva – By Mike McRae 2026 Jul 22 – While daylight saving may give us a little extra sunshine at the end of …
Travelers to Death Valley are warned of the extreme heat conditions they may encounter. tobiasjo/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton Published: 2026 Jul 20 – Curious Kids is a series for …
Scientists don’t know how insects use a magnetic sense to navigate. Laura Russo – By Laura Russo, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Published: 2026 Jul 17 – A surprisingly large number and diversity of bee species – 74 out …
While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte – By Elizabeth Canales, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University Published: 2026 Jul 16 – From tomatoes and berries to lettuce and peppers, …
In quantum entanglement, you can learn something about one particle by observing the other in its pair, even across vast distances. koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images – By Aldo Romero, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University Published: 2026 Jul 15 – Imagine …
The eastern coastal region of China is an area associated with lower obesity, cardiovascular risk and higher life expectancy – and localized eating habits appear to be linked to this. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Jul14 – China’s eastern coastal region is associated …
The surface of Venus, as reconstructed from radar data collected by NASA’s Magellan mission. NASA/JPL, CC BY-NC-SA – By Vahe Peroomian, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2026 Jul 13 Curious Kids is a series for …
Jumping cholla cacti spines are a prime example of how evolution creates specialized puncture tools. Tony Cyphert/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA – By Philip Anderson, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Published: 2026 Jul 08 – Most people probably aren’t thinking about …
Surgeons controlled the movements of the robots remotely to perform the procedures. UC San Diego. View 4 Images – By Omar Kardoudi 2026 Jul 10 – Surgeons at UC San Diego just handed the scalpel to two humanoid robots, who went on to complete …
