Weird Science History

Weird Science History is a storytelling publication exploring true events from the strange edges of science, technology, medicine, and human ingenuity. Through illustrated dispatches, it uncovers failed experiments, accidental discoveries, unexpected consequences, and the people whose experiences helped shape what we know. Stories span subjects including biology, physics, chemistry, engineering, archaeology, space, and medical history, bringing curious episodes from the past to life with vivid detail and context.

The site offers a searchable story archive organized around themes and questions, making it easy to explore topics such as inventions, scientific mistakes, disputed results, and experiments that escaped the laboratory. Readers can browse recurring series and clusters, discover featured specimens such as the early Post-it Note prototype, or try interactive features including “Fact or Myth” and “Surprise me.” New stories are published as illustrated articles, with a fresh dispatch announced every Thursday. Weird Science History also provides a free email newsletter, sent once a week, with the option to unsubscribe at any time.