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Eggnog, technically, comes from space.
astronomy

Asteroid Collisions, Wandering Spacecraft, and Eggnog

Taking holiday a moment to appreciate how Earth got its water—and eggnog and mulled wine.
Robin George Andrews December 21, 2023
The Chinese television series <em>The Untamed</em> wasn't necessarily a common subject of fanfiction. The Yuletide fan exchange might have helped make it much more popular.
holidays

The Yuletide Fanfiction Exchange Is a Holiday Marvel

For two decades, fans have been waking up on Christmas morning to custom, obsession-feeding gifts from strangers.
Elizabeth Minkel December 19, 2023
<em>Comparison</em>, 1892, by British-Dutch artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
women

Sentiment Albums Hold the Seeds of Modern Fandom

These socially connected, multimedia 18th-century assemblages were more than the sum of their parts.
Elizabeth Minkel December 4, 2023
This forged Paraguayan passport was one of thousands that helped spare Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
crime

The Master Forgers Who Saved Thousands of Lives During World War II

From the Polish embassy in Switzerland came a campaign that spared many from Nazi extermination.
Nina Strochlic December 4, 2023
The flirtatious red golden pheasant is a dinosaur.
dinosaurs

We’re Surrounded by Dinosaurs, at Least We Were for a Month or So

A subtle, if temporary, change to one of the world’s biggest websites underscored a modern triumph of paleontology, and how we understand life on Earth.
Michael Greshko December 4, 2023
A illustration imagines the aftermath of Earth's collision with Theia, and how the material ejected by it slowly began to reform into an orbital body.
science

Theia and the Collision That Gave Birth to the Moon

Evidence deep within the planet suggests that remnants of Earth's catastrophic twin might still lie below.
Robin George Andrews December 4, 2023
Following the introduction of chemical weapons in World War I and into the World War II era, concerns about unseen dangers spread to the homefront.
poison

Airing Out the Mystery of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon

What a strange spate of "gas attacks" tells us about what was really lurking in mid-century America.
Colin Dickey December 4, 2023
Column of Marcian
Istanbul, Turkey

Column of Marcian

The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.
Strasbourg, France

Büchmesser (Belly Measuring Column)

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland

Kirkjugólf Basalt Columns

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.
Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda

Pillars of Hercules

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.
Balbo Monument
Chicago, Illinois

Balbo Monument

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?
Roman Columns of Brindisi
Brindisi, Italy

Roman Columns of Brindisi

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.
Mumbai, India

Port Trust War Memorial

A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.
meteorites

Podcast: Martian Meteorites and Greek Columns With the AO Places Team

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 21, 2021
Ritual of Periarosis Column
Athens, Greece

Ritual of Periarosis Column

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.
Column
Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Treasury Building Column Section

One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.
Osaka, Japan

Dotonbori Hotel Front Pillars

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.