plastic
The Artist Making Tapestries Out of Aquatic Trash
Jo Atherton's colorful works turn our plastic crisis into a meditation on memory and time.
All Stories
fjords
Greenland’s Hand-Sized Wooden Maps Were Used for Storytelling, Not Navigation
These distinctive artifacts are clues to how the Tunumiit people saw the world.
epidemics
The Geekiest Cuff Links of 1900 Featured Little Images of Plague Bacteria
No one knows who made them or why.
parenting
What Harmless Lies Did Your Mother Convince You to Believe?
In honor of Mother's Day, we're collecting the best false wisdom of moms everywhere.
science
Plants Are Communicating With Each Other Using Underground Signals
A new report shows that touching one plant can affect the behavior of its neighbors.
new zealand
Why Is New Zealand So Often Left Off World Maps?
An island nation's call for help.
cannabis
The Quest for an Ancient Culture's Cannabis-Filled Cooking
The Svans, from Georgia's Caucasus region, had their weed culture (and plants) uprooted.
skeletons
Found: An Ancient Horse Skeleton in a Utah Backyard
The 15,000-year-old find dates back to the Late Pleistocene age.
chickens
Meet the Man Behind Indonesia’s Chicken Church
How Daniel Alamsjah's divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.
war fare
The Vineyard Where Retired French Soldiers Make Wine
In Provence, Foreign Legion veterans report for duty among the vines.
storms
Photographing the Unbridled Power of a Supercell Storm
Nature at its most tempestuous.
data
An Algorithmic Investigation of the Highfalutin 'Poet Voice'
New research suggests that the affected reading style consists of a particular set of attributes.
internet
What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes
Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to go viral.
spring
How to Tell If You Have Spring Fever
Symptoms include: listlessness and energy, laziness and glee.
mathematics
Scientists Have Confirmed the Longest Straight Line Over Water
They do not recommend sailing it.
geysers
The World's Tallest Active Geyser Keeps Erupting
Steamboat, normally quiet for months at a stretch, has already blown its top three times this spring.
visual
The Man Searching the World for Artifacts Bearing His Name
Why an artist named Glen Eden collects "Glen Eden" memorabilia.
weapons
New Guineans Made Intricately Carved Daggers From Human Bones
These deadly relics were symbols of power and prestige.
