out there week
Tailing an Overnight Doctor at New York's Busiest Animal ER
A sleepover with radioactive cats and malady-riddled French bulldogs.
All Stories
on the scene
On the Scene: Chasing the Ominous Clouds of a Supercell Thunderstorm
Meet the photographer who runs into the path of severe weather.
out there week
The Self-Sacrificing Japanese Pilgrims Who Chose to be Swallowed by the Sea
For 1,000 years, Buddhists in Japan sealed themselves into boats and let the waves carry them.
obscura day 2016
Witch Hunting for Dummies: The 15th-Century Witchcraft Manual
Cornell's witchcraft collection has an original copy of the Malleus Maleficarum, an early witch-hunting handbook.
genetics
Chinese Scientists Have Edited the Genes of Human Embryos—Again
The future is fast approaching.
tedium
When America's Most Notorious Lobbyist Produced a Dolph Lundgren Film
Jack Abramoff and the story of Red Scorpion.
lasers
Watching a Laser Clean a Baking Tray is Surprisingly Satisfying
If only we had technology of this kind in all our kitchens.
iraq
The Perilous Art of Iraqi Truffle Hunting
With hidden landmines, looking for the fungi can be deadly.
magic
British Spy Agency Tried to Stop a Massive Harry Potter Leak
"We don't comment on our defense against the dark arts," an agency spokesperson said.
on the scene
On the Scene: Amid the Fighter Jets of the USS Enterprise
A photographer's experience ducking jet exhaust on board the aircraft carrier.
tigers
World's Wild Tiger Count Rises For First Time in Over a Century
Wildlife groups counted 3,890 of the big cats across the planet.
out there week
Have Fun Trying to Reach the Poles of Inaccessibility
Geography nuts have located the hardest place to get to on every continent and beyond.
hippies
The Man Who Began America's Yurt Craze
A Harvard-educated visionary who chose to live in remote New England and spread the gospel of yurts via mail.
rites and rituals
New Zealand's Biggest Sheep Race Was Led By a Black Goat
The most difficult part of the race, it turns out, can be getting the sheep to start running.
snakes
Found: The Largest Python Ever Captured
She's 26 feet long and a whopping 550 pounds.
reactors
The Illicit Spelunker Capturing Underground Scenes at Chernobyl
Photos from the most hazardous part of the infamous Reactor No. 4.
out there week
This 17th Century Map of the Skies is Bursting With Mythological Creatures
Feast your eyes on a stunning, hand-illustrated star chart from 1670.
island castaways
The One Castaway Trick That You Need to Know to Be Rescued
The "giant makeshift sign" trick comes through again.
