squirrel
Prince Charles Is Behind a Plan to Use Nutella to Help Sterilize a Lot of Squirrels
The eastern gray squirrel is threatening the red squirrel's existence.
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onions
In 1959, British Scientists Carefully Perfected the Pickled Onion
It was all for the "notoriously fickle pickle-fancying public."
sea monsters
Where to Find the World's Best Hometown Monsters
Here are 25 places to see yetis, sea monsters, Sasquatch, and other cryptids.
borders
Six Stories of Stunning Passports From Countries That No Longer Exist
Yesterday's bureaucracy is today's curiosity.
chickens
College Partiers Are Being Investigated for Forcing a Rooster to Smoke
Things got out of hand at Helshoogte Residence's annual "chicken day" celebration.
security
Found: Internal Apple Computer Memos From 1979, Left at a Seattle Goodwill
A local discovered them by chance.
magic
Australian Settlers Used Magic Signs to Keep Evil Away
New efforts to collect evil-averting marks show they were used well into the 19th century.
news
Wet Cement Perfectly Tells the Tale of a Faceplant
The victim appears to have been a child on a scooter.
video wonders
Japanese Street Vendors and Their Spongy Fish Pancakes
Yum.
minor threats
Why Is an American Nuclear 'Sniffer' Plane in Europe?
It's there days after a reported "spike" in radiation on the continent.
chickens
Found: A Stray Chicken in a McDonald's Bathroom
A 5-year-old made the discovery.
government
A Small-Town Spanish Mayor is Being Asked to Exorcise a Government Building
Mayor Leandro Martín's office is being flooded with calls after a council member spotted a possible ghost in the town hall.
arctic circle
Lady Jane Franklin, the Woman Who Fueled 19th-Century Polar Exploration
Determined and dedicated to the sciences, she dispatched many a vessel to the Arctic.
feminism
In 1914, Feminists Fought for the Right to Forget Childbirth
They had associations and rallies advocating for "twilight sleep."
features
Keeping the Art of Knot Tying Alive
A guild of knotters won't let this historic craft die.
mosques
Found: The Location of London’s Oldest Mosque
It opened in 1895.
saints
Found: A Secret Gas Pump Hidden by a Mexican Altar
The Virgin of Guadalupe had become a font of illegal fuel.
planets
A Newly Identified, Tightly Packed Solar System Harbors the Best-Ever Possibility For Alien Life
"Questions about 'are we alone?' are being answered as we speak," said one researcher this afternoon.
