ducklings
In Indianapolis, a Series of Ramps Just for Ducklings
They're pretty cute.
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government
The American Government Is Searching For Its Own Lost Art
Murals and sculptures created during the New Deal have ended up in unexpected places. And one by one, they're being tracked down.
kickass women
When Batgirl Saved the Day and Demanded Equal Pay
"Holy act of Congress!"
climate change
The 4 Places on Earth to Look for the Earliest Evidence of Life
It's hard to find rocks more than 3.6 billion years old.
labor
Sarah Bagley, the Voice of America's Early Women's Labor Movement
In the 1830s and '40s—before they could even vote—women mill workers agitated for equal treatment.
strikes
The Statue of Liberty Went on Strike Last Night
Happy International Women's Day!
airplanes
Found, By a Danish Schoolboy: A Crashed WWII Plane in His Family's Field
As a joke, his father had suggested he look for it.
amusement parks
The Mini-Amusement Park in This Texan's Backyard
He built it for his granddaughter.
hearts
The Practicalities of Transporting a 400-Year-Old Heart
How the traveling body parts of saints get through customs.
weapons
Rediscovering the Civil War Heroics of a Tiny Massachusetts Armory
By pioneering mass production techniques, it played a unique role in U.S. history in more ways than one.
news
California's Bunny Museum Finally Ran Out of Room
A new, expanded location opens March 20.
star trek
Space Badges Might Be the U.S. Army's Coolest Award
It's not Starfleet, but it sure looks like it.
tedium
When Lemon-Shaped Juice Containers Set a British Legal Precedent
You know the ones.
whales
An Elusive Whale, Caught on Video for the First Time
Meet the True's beaked whale, a deep-diving creature with a white hat and pockets.
theaters
Found: A Treasure Trove of Candy Wrappers Dating Back to the Depression
They were hidden in a circulation chamber in an old Chicago theater.
minor threats
A Shark Suit, a Hammer, And an 'Unknown' Amount of Missing Candy
Things got a little weird recently in New Zealand.
camouflage
A Visual Guide to the Ghost Army, Fake Fleets and Inflatable Enemies of World War II
Military units in both the Allied and Axis powers used air-filled tanks and straw airplanes to deceive enemies.
