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Mother and son tree climb in the amazon jungle

Learn the Secrets of Technical Tree-Climbing

It's more ropes and ladders than arms and legs.

Tao Tao Holmes April 5, 2016

A 1970s-era advertisement for Environments.

The Man Who Recorded, Tamed, and Then Sold Nature Sounds to America

A forgotten 1970s-era hippie polymath named Irv Teibel created the "soothing" vibe of the great outdoors.

Cara Giaimo April 5, 2016

space exploration

This Man-Made ‘Meteor-Wrong’ Fell From Space

It wasn't a meteorite; it was a piece of space trash.

Sarah Laskow April 5, 2016

Lose Yourself in this Atlas of the World's Lost Cities

Cities that continue to stand long past their glory days are particularly poignant.

Urvija Banerji April 4, 2016

The World Championship That Takes Place in a British Pub's Parking Lot

The very English tradition of the British and World Marbles Championships.

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 4, 2016

The Wet and Wild World of Underwater Sports

Sure, rugby is fun on land, but why not play it at the bottom of a swimming pool?

Tao Tao Holmes April 1, 2016

Wizards, Warriors, and the Quest for LARP Insurance

Liability policies are making adventuring safer and helping players defeat red tape.

Eric Grundhauser April 1, 2016

Campaign limericking inspired some spirited pamphlet vandalism.

Turning a Presidential Campaign Into a Set of Bawdy Limericks

There once was a candidate from Nantucket...

Cara Giaimo April 1, 2016

The Illegal Birth Control Handbook That Spread Across College Campuses in 1968

A group of Canadian teenagers wrote the first popular text on contraception.

Tao Tao Holmes March 31, 2016

Where Should Robots Go When They Retire?

Behind the push to create a robot museum in Pittsburgh.

Sarah Laskow March 31, 2016

Is this owl a who or a that?

Why Writers Fight Style Guides Over Animal Pronouns

Should a moose be an "it"? Some writers and scientists think creatures deserve better.

Cara Giaimo March 30, 2016

The Only LGBT Cemetery Section in the World Was Inspired by J. Edgar Hoover

A section of D.C.'s Congressional Cemetery has become a gathering place for honoring LGBT activists.

Ella Morton March 30, 2016

"The Brierwood Pipe," an 1864 painting by Winslow Homer, depicts two Zouaves from the 5th New York regiment.

The Civil War Fighters Who Tempted Fate With North African Fashion

Why hundreds of Union and Confederate soldiers dressed for war in turbans, fezzes, and bright red pants.

Cara Giaimo March 29, 2016

Hail cannon in Banska Stiavnica (Slovakia) Old Castle. Probably designed by Julius Sokol

objects of intrigue

Hail Cannons, the Devices That Supposedly Blast Away Bad Weather

They're startlingly loud and scientifically unproven.

Tao Tao Holmes March 29, 2016

Can an Outsider Ever Truly Become Amish?

One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain.

Kelsey Osgood March 29, 2016

Searching for the Last Bottles of a Cult-Classic Dr Pepper

Is Dublin Dr Pepper truly gone?

Sarah Laskow March 29, 2016

The Untold Story of the World's First Monkey Face Transplant

In the mid 1980s, a medical resident attempted a then-untested procedure

Tao Tao Holmes March 25, 2016

The History of the Philips CD-i, Failed PlayStation Ancestor

This ill-fated CD console produced some amazingly off-brand Nintendo games.

Eric Grundhauser March 25, 2016