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Burn It? Crush It? The Historic Problem of Seized Ivory

Cara Giaimo June 25, 2015

Remembering Tama, The Super Stationmaster Cat

Eric Grundhauser June 25, 2015

Why the 'Sixth Extinction' is Always in the News

Cara Giaimo June 24, 2015

The Lesser-Known History of the Confederate Flag

Cara Giaimo June 23, 2015

Unconscious Ventriloquism: The Unsolved Mystery of the Zaragoza Goblin

Eric Grundhauser June 23, 2015

military history

The Myth of the Bamboo Pentagon: The Vietnam War's Phantom Enemy Headquarters

Eric Grundhauser June 22, 2015

A Computer Put A Face On A 7,000 Year-Old Woman

Eric Grundhauser June 19, 2015

This Mystery Photo Haunting Reddit Appears to Be Image Recognition Gone Very Weird

Cara Giaimo June 18, 2015

New Study Finds That Kangaroos Are Southpaws

Cara Giaimo June 18, 2015

military history

Flight of the Night Witches: WWII's All-Female Fighting Force

Eric Grundhauser June 18, 2015

Shooting Animals: The Surprising Legacy of Camera Traps

Cara Giaimo June 17, 2015

Smell You Later, Donald Trump: How Roses Get Their Names

Cara Giaimo June 16, 2015

The Ravenna, The Manticora and 11 Somewhat Lesser-Known Monsters

Cara Giaimo June 12, 2015

manhattan project

Dorothy McKibbin: The Manhattan Project's Secret Weapon

Eric Grundhauser June 12, 2015

Nervous System Hookup Leads to Telepathic Hand-Holding

Cara Giaimo June 10, 2015

What About the Feathers? Talking Scientific Accuracy and Dinosaur Sex with Paleontologist Jack Horner

Eric Grundhauser June 9, 2015

Boom Times: 7 Real-Life Explosion Sites

Eric Grundhauser June 4, 2015

Mermaids?

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7 Places to See Real Life Mermaids

For centuries, the idea that mermaids exist has captured the imagination of both sailors and landlubbers.

Eric Grundhauser June 3, 2015