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A divine revelation led to the sugar beet business.

Citizen science helps double the known population of red handfish.

"Vermonica"—an L.A. fixture for 24 years—was moved without notice, sparking discussions about history, place, and what makes art, art.

Toward a grand unified theory of hilarious and odd foreign-language menus.

It's like "Risk" but with more talking (and less board-flipping).

Artist Andrew Glazebrook has crafted a meticulously detailed, grungy rental shop.

Even city trees need some boundaries.

It is no longer seen as "cool," organizers say.

The startling story behind a new exhibit at a Norwegian archaeology museum.

In the long-forgotten "Swastika Night," Hitler is a god, women are subhuman, and love is dead.

It's just 0.395 millimeters long.

"Rigel 9," a collaboration with the composer David Bedford, tells the story of an astronaut who isn't quite sure where home is.

Does your language have a word for "bloody smell that attracts tigers"?

A way to invest in "liquid gold."

And they're stingless!

It was considered almost magical.

Nearly a century after talkies stole the show, composers, musicians, and audiences are still playing along.

Israeli researchers found an ancient calendar by piecing together fragments of the text.