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The 18th-century fur trader Alexander Mackenzie thought he was a failure, but he was wrong. He was just too early.

Consider the cod-leather coin purse.

How tensions between Kosovo and Serbia caused a wrinkle in time.

Tadpoles with "belly suckers" are wriggling around Sumatra.

Around the world, tiny towns have made bookstores their speciality.

Do you have an offbeat cookbook in your collection? Gastro Obscura wants to see it.

How to make campground toilets more wildlife-friendly.

Keisuke Yamada carves faces, animals, and more into fruit.

A quick and dirty calculation reveals the reality behind the stereotype.

Real-world landscapes played a role in shaping Trash Island.

Tiny islands, great archives.

Noman's Land, off Martha's Vineyard, has gone from practice target to potential rabbit sanctuary.

For a brief period of time, the rich and famous used seaplanes to island hop across the Pacific.

The 19th-century naval officer John Ross had a knack for seeing land where it wasn't.

Here's what the shapes and symbols on that mummy's arm mean.

We asked you to create your own ideal island, and you did not disappoint.

When the tide comes in, this unusual vehicle brings visitors to Burgh Island in England.

To preserve bygone software, files, and more, researchers are working to emulate decades-old technology in the cloud.