lawns
Despite Tornado, Dad Mows Lawn
The grass was too long, and Thenius Wessels wasn't going to let a little bad weather stop him from making it shorter.
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egypt
An Egyptian Slab Lost in Berlin During World War II Has Been Found—in Michigan
Safe and sound, 70 years later.
whales
Paging Through the World's Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs
A who's who for the orca set.
for sale
An Entire Small Town in Wyoming Is Up for Auction
Anyone wanna buy a hamlet?
magic
Inside the Magic Library at the Conjuring Arts Research Center
Need to read up on a 17th-century card trick? Come here.
lawns
A Mission to Mow Lawns in All 50 States
Meet the Alabama college student who believes in cutting grass for a better tomorrow.
medieval
The Modern Movement to Exonerate a Notorious Medieval Serial Killer
Gilles de Rais inspired the tale of Bluebeard. But was he really a murderer?
brain
Scientists Can Wiggle a Mouse's Whiskers With Electrical Fields
The work could lead to treatments for depression and epilepsy.
colonial america
A Stash of 30 Hidden Bayonets Was Discovered in Valley Forge
“No one has ever found this many together.”
arctic circle
Found: Giant Mounds and Craters Across the Arctic Seafloor
Aka methane burps.
beauty
Is This Swiss Village Too Beautiful to Photograph?
A savvy, crazy successful publicity stunt made it seem like it was.
donuts
National Doughnut Day Began With an Ingenious Woman on a WWI Battlefield
Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance fried dough on the frontlines.
health
Europe's Lead Pollution Dropped to Zero Only Once in 2,000 Years
And it took nothing less than the Black Death.
solar power
The World's Largest Floating Solar Farm Is Officially Online
Tellingly, it's floating over an abandoned coal mine.
profiles
In Search of the Elusive Pink-Headed Duck
After years of trying, one man thinks he will finally find a bird long thought to be extinct.
lightning
Watch Lightning Strike in Slow Motion
It not only looks cool, but also helps scientists better understand lightning rods.
boston
A Former 7-Eleven Owner Opened a Rival Store Across the Street Named 6-Twelve
He made the decision after an extended legal battle.
