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How an Amateur Astronomer Became One of History's Greatest Solar Observers
Hisako Koyama is finally getting scientific recognition for her decades of patience and precision.
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Hisako Koyama is finally getting scientific recognition for her decades of patience and precision.
unusual encounters
One of the perils of painting outdoors.
conspiracy theories
To believe the White House's story, Nixon's secretary would have had to have been a contortionist.
synagogues
The stained-glass artist created mosaics, menorahs, and bronze synagogue doors.
ghost stories
A brief, true history of West Virginia's Priest Field and "The Legend of the Wizard Clip."
greece
A miniature masterpiece from the Greek tomb of the "Griffin Warrior."
video wonders
A mysterious 1618 lady, revealed.
north korea
The quest for a bird that continues to defy international sanctions.
microscopes
Under a microscope, even a toothbrush can be a work of art.
menu monday
One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.
galaxy
A newly observed galaxy formed just after the Big Bang.
jobs
It's not all finding secret notes from Keith Richards... but some of it is.
music
In the 1970s, the Portsmouth Sinfonia became briefly famous for butchering classical music.
mythology
From ancient Egypt to the Victorian era, an encounter with one's double has proven inevitably unsettling.
wind
Real-life blade running.
turtles
Evidence never lies.
new york city
The world's most mapped city, as you've never seen it before.
fascism
As viral images, the so-called "spomeniks" of the former Yugoslavia are often taken out of context.