found
Found: 13,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Off Canada's Pacific Coast
They support a hypothesis that early people followed a coastal migration route into North America.
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immigration
The First U.S. Census Asked Just Four Questions
Over the 230 year history of the census, its questions about national origin tracked attitudes about race and nationalism.
scotland
An Enormous, Four-Foot Wildcat Has Been Spotted in a Scottish Forest
It's been nicknamed "the Clashindarroch Beast."
discover los angeles
How a Food Writer Spends 3 Obscure Days in Los Angeles
Katherine Spiers takes us on an expansive tour of L.A.'s global food influences.
egypt
Found: A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy in a Seemingly Empty Coffin
Surprise!
april fools day
The First Prank Calls Were Surprisingly Morbid
Some things never change.
farms
The Quiet Rescue of America’s Forgotten Fruit
One man is responsible for roughly half of the country's stone fruit collection.
secrets
What's in Your Royal Dansk Cookie Tin?
Tell us about all the non-cookies you keep or have found in the blue containers.
fungus
Found: Fungus in NASA's Clean Rooms
Meteorites, meet Penicillium.
canada
The Exoneration of 6 Indigenous Canadian Chiefs, Wrongfully Executed in 1864
The long road to reparations.
surveyors
How Arrow-Wielding Men Mapped Britain in the 1940s
Recently unearthed photos show beleaguered surveyors in suits holding pointy wooden markers.
law
It's Soul-Crushing, But Don't Take the DMV for Granted
When rich, reckless drivers started tearing up streets, authorities needed a way to keep people safe.
biodiversity
Why So Many Public Libraries Are Now Giving Out Seeds
Seed-sharing programs aim to expand access to crops and educate the public, while also protecting scarce agricultural resources.
april fools day
Knock Knock. Who’s There? 2,500 Raspberry Tarts
The "Berners Street Hoax" took a common prank to extremes.
medicine
The Long, Strange History of Medicinal Turpentine
Drinking it was thought to cure nearly everything. (But you shouldn't try it.)
cryptography
With Musical Cryptography, Composers Can Hide Messages in Their Melodies
By mapping notes to letters, some musicians sneak secret words into tunes.
egypt
Found: An Ancient Depiction of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut
A broken artifact sat in storage for over 20 years before an expert spotted the queen on it.
cartography
The Cartographers Who Put Water Where It Didn't Belong
From a distance, European mapmakers documenting North America often perpetuated strategic myths of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
