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Features

Gerard Rijsbrack's "Deer Hunt," from the late 18th century.

Are Prey Animals Scared All The Time?

Cara Giaimo October 28, 2015

The Sweet Halloween Archives of a Candy Historian

Tao Tao Holmes October 28, 2015

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: Boglins, The Greatest Monsters You've Never Heard Of

Eric Grundhauser October 27, 2015

A fake skeleton, cozy in a bed decorated with an (allegedly) real skull.

Are There Still Real Skeletons In Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean"?

Cara Giaimo October 26, 2015

Morlocks, CHUDS and Graboids: A Bestiary of Fictional Subterranea

Tao Tao Holmes October 23, 2015

The Webleck Estate today.

The Duke Who Loved Tunnels So Much He Was Immortalized As A Literary Badger

Cara Giaimo October 23, 2015

A small slice of Pando looks over Utah.

How A Fungus And A Tree Translated Underground Hugeness To Mainstream Success

Cara Giaimo October 21, 2015

Why Irish Dirt Is Worth Millions of Dollars

Tao Tao Holmes October 21, 2015

science fiction

Is the Earth Actually Hollow?

Once a serious scientific theory, the idea now attracts the conspiracy-minded with tales of giants living within the planet.

Eric Grundhauser June 22, 2022

Here's the Deal: Dirt is Amazing

Eric Grundhauser October 20, 2015

A tank of disco jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

How Jellyfish Exhibits Became Underwater Dance Clubs

Cara Giaimo October 19, 2015

In China, Gay Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman

Tao Tao Holmes October 19, 2015

The Singapore skyline, circa 2009.

ancient technology

Before Farming, Writing, Or The Wheel, Humans Began Perfecting The Skyscraper

Cara Giaimo October 16, 2015

Exit Interview: Being A T. Rex Turned Me Into A Monster

Eric Grundhauser October 16, 2015

The World Wingsuit Grand Prix Will Determine Who Is The Greatest Human Bird

Tao Tao Holmes October 14, 2015

The Stick Charts of the Marshall Islands Turn Waves Into Topography

How Marshall Islanders Navigated the Sea Using Only Sticks and Shells

Eric Grundhauser October 14, 2015

Hawaiian seabirds exult in their power over the economy.

When The Western World Ran on Guano

Cara Giaimo October 14, 2015

A political cartoon of Voronoff in performing an appendectomy in Egypt

The True Story of Dr. Voronoff's Plan to Use Monkey Testicles to Make Us Immortal

Eric Grundhauser October 13, 2015