sea lions
Sea Lions Are Surprisingly Receptive to Holiday Spices
A new study shows they love to sniff not only kelp and sardines, but orange, cinnamon and banana.
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gold
Found: A Bucket of Gold on the Streets of Manhattan
Never leave gold unattended.
nostalgia
Striking Portraits of Lonely Cars in 1970s New York
Nighttime scenes of parked cars and deserted streets.
underground
There Are Hundreds of Secret Underground WWII Bases Hidden in British Forests
Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.
video wonders
Watch the Process of Precipitation in Hypnotic Slow Motion
Science class just got more interesting.
tedium
The Long, Politically Fraught History of Seeds in the U.S.
We’ve come a long way from the government giving away free seeds.
linguistics
Are 'Semester Abroad Accents' Real or Fake?
That suspicious new London lilt may not be as put-on as it seems.
squirrel
In 1918, California Drafted Children Into a War On Squirrels
There were over 100,000 casualties.
horses
The Strange, Centuries-Old Tradition of Stuffing Dead Horses
Most taxidermied horses are of the battle-hardened variety.
snakes
Toilet Cobra Terrorizes Apartments in South Africa After Escaping Catcher's Grip
It's been there for at least five days now.
secret passages
Found: Secret Sliding Doors Hidden in a Church’s Walls
A renovation revealed the pulley system meant to move them.
ghosts
The Only Case Where the Testimony of a Ghost Was Used to Convict a Murderer
A graphic history of an unsettling 1897 murder case in West Virginia.
cats
Stunning Photos of Switzerland’s 'Ghost Cats'
An elusive predator returns to Europe’s mountains, helping restore nature’s balance. A French photographer stalks the Eurasian lynx.
retrofuturistic
See What People of 1967 Imagined the World Would Be Like in 1999
Spoiler: lots of egg chairs, turtlenecks, and computer servants.
gavle goat
Some Arsonists Have Already Destroyed the 2016 Gävle Goat
On its 50th anniversary, the poor goat lasted for less than a day.
chernobyl
Chernobyl’s Rogue Reactor Finally Gets a Better Dome
The massive structure has been slowly moving across the landscape for weeks.
sanctuaries
Building the World's First Retirement Home For Killer Whales
The Whale Sanctuary Project is building a place for old orca performers.
rats
The Best Secret Weapon Against Landmines and Tuberculosis Is a Rat
African giant pouched rats are better mine-sniffers than dogs and faster at TB diagnosis than human doctors.
