paper
This Unusual 1948 PSA Depicts a World Without Paper
Get used to eating rice directly out of your pocket.
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spiders
These Australian Spiders Crossed an Ocean on a Land Raft
Don't worry, their seafaring days are over.
fossils
Found: A Praying Mantis Older Than Tyrannosaurus Rex
The fossil is reviewing the secrets of mantis evolution.
eclipse madness
Your Guide to the Perfect Eclipse-Themed Karaoke Night
Don't be afraid to belt out "Total Eclipse of the Heart."
fantasy
Join the Search for Geedis
One comedian's quest for a fantasy franchise that might never have existed.
glaciers
Found: The Body of a Hiker Missing for Thirty Years
A melting glacier revealed the frozen hands and feet of a man who disappeared in 1987.
turtles
How America Fell Into—and Out of—Love With Mock Turtle Soup
The calf's head concoction that once claimed American hearts.
education
The Crow Who Never Learned to Fly, and Then Taught Herself
And what she can teach us in turn.
rainbow
Wild Horses Caught Frolicking Beneath a Seaside Rainbow
Because life, sometimes, is a Lisa Frank sticker.
austria
The Mystery of a Beheaded Austrian Statue, Solved
Residents reported the missing head last Friday.
bog bodies
Save the Bogs, for Peat's Sake
These little-loved wetlands are a crucial front in the fight against climate change.
tourism
Looking at Famous Buildings Through Water Droplets
Serbian photographer Dusan Stojancevic offers a unique perspective on the world's most iconic structures.
feats
What Earth's First Flower Might Have Looked Like
Scientists are beginning to understand more about floral evolution.
onions
Scientists Now Know Exactly Why Onions Make You Cry
They've unlocked the chemical secrets of an irritating molecule.
fires
Found: A Wealthy Roman Neighborhood in France, Preserved Under Ash
The team that found it is calling it a “Little Pompeii.”
zombies
Exploding Zombie Caterpillars Rain Death From on High
Creepy, yes, but not apocalyptic.
feats
This Speedo-Clad Environmentalist Is Swimming Through the Melting Arctic
Endurance athlete Lewis Pugh is braving subzero water to draw attention to the effects of climate change.
gambling
One 18th-Century Horse Eclipsed All the Others
The temperamental, spirited, fast steed that changed horse racing forever.
