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New research digs into the evolutionary history of these plants and finds an impressive diversity across the country.

A six-legged terror the size of a sesame seed.

Noboru Nimaida wants to preserve an old way of life.

A new exhibit focuses on maps of fictional worlds.

The first step in building your own curio cabinet.

So why do people keep seeing them?

If you're going to practice writing cuneiform, why not do it on a cookie?

Don't believe the wrinkles.

Forty-five minutes, three pounds of bacon, one sleepy viewer.

Another natural wonder in the Galápagos Islands.

Ochre red was a popular color choice in prehistoric England.

The first official state sport in the U.S. continues a medieval tradition.

Why we buckle up differently in cars and planes.

But it won't taste good.

Researchers enlisted microbes to create a model for a self-sustaining food web. But the finished meal looks like goo.

A medieval knight from Norway with Islamic-inspired patterns.

Why an abandoned guano atoll was once one of the most popular virtual bicycling routes in the world.

A very sweet find.