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mosquitoes

In the Wake of the Zika Virus, Should Humans Try to Eradicate Mosquitoes?

bali

The Balinese Cremation Ceremony Admired by David Bowie

feminism

Fighting Whitewashed History With MIT's Diversity Hackers

pornography

It's Not Just Tony the Tiger: Tijuana Bibles and the History of Cartoon Sex Icons

italian

Italian Mountain Town Welcomes First Baby in 28 Years, Despite the Global Depopulation Conspiracy

feminism

How Nigerian Romance Novelists Sneak Feminism Into Their Plots

subways

Cincinnati Built a Subway System 100 Years Ago–But Never Used It

Cincinnati is home to the largest unused subway system in the world.

trends

How Do Board Games Go Viral?

flight

Video Wonder: What a Sonic Boom Sounds Like

mars

Fleeting Wonders: Earth's Hardiest Fungi Survive In Space

cold war

FOUND: Evidence That Stalin Analyzed Mao's Excrement

philip k. dick

The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick's Final Unfinished Novel

drugs

Lemurs Get High on Their Millipede Supply

waterworks

The Strange–and Sometimes Secret–Ways Cities Deal With Massive Piles of Snow

astronomy

FOUND: A Cuneiform Text That Shows How Babylonians Used Geometry to Track Jupiter

100 wonders

100 Wonders: The Merry Cemetery

public policy

Why New York City Has a Public Bathroom Problem

space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe's Lost Lessons