happenings
Witness the Long Annual Migration of Some Very Small Toads
It's a dangerous journey, but Canada closes roads for them.
All Stories
pig
A Brave Pig Briefly Escaped Onto a Busy Washington Interstate
Its freedom was all too short, though.
folktales
The Best Trick U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves Ever Pulled on a Criminal
A particularly glorious example of "fake it 'til you make it."
africa
Ghana's First Satellite Is Now in Orbit
It is monitoring the nation's coastline and even beaming music down to Earth.
secrets
Found: A Time Capsule Hidden by Author Chuck Palahniuk
The "Fight Club" scribe left a surprise in a former home.
neuroscience
Midday Naps Are Key to Infant Learning (and Parental Mental Health)
Scientists learned just how much sleep a baby needs to tell a “Zuser” from a “Bofel.”
japan
Japanese Scientists Discover the Secret to Un-Meltable Ice Cream
The secret is strawberries.
bicycles
Utrecht Just Wheeled Out the World's Biggest Bike Parking Garage
The structure will hold 12,500 bicycles—and some cyclists fear it's still not big enough.
sea
This Ship Is Not Sinking—It's Flipping for Science
FLIP sits up to provide a stable, quiet research platform.
eclipse madness
Was the First Eclipse Prediction an Act of Genius, a Brilliant Mistake, or Dumb Luck?
It is hard to predict an eclipse when you think the world is flat.
water towers
You Can Help Get This Water Tower Painted Like a Hamburger
It's located in Hamburg, New York, after all.
smoking
Adding Cigarette Butts to Asphalt Can Improve Roads
It also prevents their noxious chemicals from leaching into waterways.
minor threats
Bats in the Belfry Mean Guano in the Church
English parishes seek a solution to a long-standing problem.
communism
A Discarded Communist Statue From Ukraine Has a New Home in Manchester
Friedrich Engels now looks upon the city where he studied the working class.
egypt
Was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh a Giant?
Sa-Nakht may be the oldest known case of acromegaly.
shakespeare
The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe
And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge.
astrology
When Physicians Used Lunar Signs to Diagnose Patients
Meet the Zodiac Man.
toys
The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.
