extinct animals
Once Extinct in the Wild, World's Last Wild Horses Return Home
Przewalski's horses were for decades absent from their natural habitat.
extinct animals
Przewalski's horses were for decades absent from their natural habitat.
photo of the week
Attendants at a Black Sea resort would carefully cake patients in mud from neck to toe.
australia
How do you play rugby in a pool? Like this.
spiders
"Perfect conditions" for massive amounts of new arachnids in Sydney.
map monday
This fascinating electoral map from 1840 documents a chaotic time in American politics.
fossils
The lizard fossils are around 99 million years old.
california
A massive new industry in modern times, desalination has a long history.
underwear
Undergarments used to be made of wool.
ice diving
It's a sport that is as terrifying as it is poetic.
politics
In 1988, a former aide wrote a book that made her astrological beliefs a matter of public record.
alcohol
Who's to blame for this horrifying situation? Time itself.
plagiarism
New report alleges cheating from prominent crossword maker.
telescopes
The galaxy existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.
sounds
Female fruit flies listen to many minutes of male song before deciding whether to mate.
video wonders
Two competitors employ a vocally assaultive technique during the European Armwrestling Championship.
disease
Scientists say they've discovered cancer's "Achilles heel."
music
From Greece to Mongolia, incendiary songs flourish.
witchcraft
At the annual PantheaCon gathering, pagans addressed modern social injustices with ancient witchcraft.