mummies
This Egyptian Coffin Held the Smallest Known Mummified Fetus
It's a very tiny coffin.
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planets
NASA Just Found 1,284 New Planets
It's a very large universe.
china
China Is Tired of Graffiti Artists at Mount Everest
The country is prepared to shame them publicly.
noses
This Scientist Has Created Speakers That Spew Scents, Not Sounds
The device uses digital smells to evoke different emotions.
yosemite
Watch a Man Tightrope Walk Across the Moon
A perfectly timed video shows a free climber "walking" across the moon as it rises over Yosemite.
archive
A Look Inside Florence's Strangest Archive
For six centuries, the Corsini Family has recorded everything that's ever happened to them.
us civil war
The Hidden History of America's 19th-Century Mania for Panoramic Prints
Itinerant artists made almost 5,000 views of 2,400 different places.
secret
A Secret, Wild Pocket Of Central Park Reopens
It had been closed to the public since 1934.
mormons
Sold: A Custom Revolver Owned by Brigham Young
It's pretty fancy.
law
Found: A Fugitive of 48 Years, Outed by His Social Security Application
It was a good run.
globes
The Small London Company That Makes the World's Most Beautiful Globes
A former bowling alley owner wanted to make a present for his father, and ended up with a thriving business.
radioactive
How Radioactive Animals Become Tools, Pests and Political Statements
Far from Chernobyl, turtles, rabbits and cows make nuclear cleanups an educational mess.
models
Take a Ride on 9 of the Most Incredible Model Trains in the World
How a basement hobby turned into world-building.
russia
Russia Built a Huge Tunnel to Save a Near-Extinct Group of Leopards
In the far eastern part of the country.
mayan
A Teen Says He Found a Lost Mayan City Using Old Star Maps
William Gadoury is precocious.
goats
Watch These Amazing Alpine Goats Scale a Near-Vertical Dam
The goats make the dangerous climb all for a lick of salt.
features
The First Restaurants Only Served Soup
The meat-based broths they served were intended to "restore life" to patrons.
india
This Guy Dug a Well in 40 Days After His Wife Was Denied Access to Water
His family thought he was crazy.
