energy
Podcast: Shoreham Power Plant
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
All Stories
mummies
The Thorny Ethics of Displaying Egyptian Mummies to the Public
Mummy exhibits are big draws for museums, but curators are grappling with issues of cultural and racial sensitivity.
satellite
Why Does the Yukon Delta Always Look So Trippy?
The Alaska delta, one of the world's largest, is a ‘mosaic’ environment best visualized with a psychedelic palette.
authors
Podcast: The Danse Macabre
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
balloons
It Turns Out You Can Detect an Earthquake From a Balloon
Now scientists want to try the same trick on Venus.
why is this like this?
Spiders Covered Australian Shores With a Massive, Gossamer Blanket
The ghostly sight tells a story of escape, survival, and a post-flood feast.
ancient foods
The Team Resurrecting Ancient Rome's Favorite Condiment
Making umami inside 2,000-year-old ruins.
sold
Vaccination Could Easily Have Been Called 'Equination'
A recently sold letter from medical pioneer Edward Jenner provides some insight as to why.
arctic
Podcast: Beechey Island Graves Part 2
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
drinks
The Tea Sommelier Seeking Out China's Rarest Brews
Shunan Teng is on a mission to preserve and promote legendary teas.
arctic
What’s Up With Alaska’s Wild, Wondrous, ‘Warm-Blooded’ Bumblebees?
Extreme environments offer them an unexpected paradise, and now researchers want to get a head count.
pandemic
My Pandemic-Era Quest to Solve the Mystery of Ponyhenge
To get to know a new town, start with its charming local oddities, like a herd of toy horses in a field.
arctic
Podcast: Beechey Island Graves Part 1
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
pigs
Inside the World of Obscure Livestock
Around the world, people are preserving barnyard standouts.
silver
The Raw Ore Centerpieces That Turned Grueling Labor Into Cutesy Dioramas
Handsteins were beloved of 16th-century princes because they affirmed the social order.
travel
Podcast: Pics or It Didn’t Happen - Part 2
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
moveable feasts
Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel’s Most Glorious Meals
No one loves food in flight like Nik Sennhauser.
extinction
How Cows Destroyed an Entire Marine Ecosystem in California
A researcher's quest to understand a mysterious mass extinction leads to cud-chewing culprits.
