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London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sherlock Holmes Statue

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Sherlock Holmes Collections

This collection is the largest in the world dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
sounds

Podcast: Introducing Sound Detectives from LeVar Burton

Would you recognize what can only be heard but not seen?
The Podcast Team March 13, 2024
"There's a whole creative world out there that you see little glimpses of," actress Patricia Arquette says of California's High Desert, where her new show is set.
desert art

Patricia Arquette Has a Thing for the Weird Art of California's High Desert

"There's some kind of energy in the desert that's very different than anywhere else," she says of the setting of her new Apple TV+ series.
Matthew Taub June 15, 2023
The plaque
London, England

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Plaque

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Giulio Iannarone, of the Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, slides out one of the racks of valuable paintings in the vault.
secret

Inside Rome’s Secure Vault for Stolen Art

Some of the art is real, some fake, but it's all had a brush with the criminal underworld.
Alessio Perrone November 10, 2020
Sasha, standing by the alpine stonefly's aquatic habitat.
insects

A Trio of Fluffy Detectives Is on a Quest to Save the Endangered Alpine Stonefly

Australia's best insect trackers are very, very good boys.
Sabrina Imbler May 24, 2019
A postcard of the Loch Maree Hotel, built in 1872 and made famous by Queen Victoria's six-night stay.
food

The Lethal Lunch That Shook Scotland

From cold cuts to cold case.
Tal McThenia November 15, 2018
Video

Why Is There a Columbo Statue in the Middle of Budapest?

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Three of the rediscovered apple varieties, identified from old watercolors held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection, Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.
news

The Rediscovery of 5 'Extinct' Types of Heritage Apple

A fruit sleuth digs deep.
Natasha Frost March 6, 2018
Detective Bar Progress.
Tokyo, Japan

Detective Bar Progress

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
libraries

The Premeditated Zucchini Switcheroo

A library mystery.
Natasha Frost August 10, 2017
mystery

School Office Detectives Reunite a 1965 Class Ring With Its Owner

The school was secondary. The solution was elementary.
Natasha Frost July 26, 2017