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A bowl of picked elderflowers.*
mountains

The Long Tradition of Folk Healing Among Southern Appalachian Women

Whether their practices are rooted in the Bible, Mother Nature, or common sense, there’s no denying that there’s something enchanted in it.
Beth Ward November 21, 2017
British graves at the battle site of Abu Klea
Al Matammah, Sudan

Battle of Abu Klea Memorial

A remote monument to one of the fiercest battles fought by the Victorian British Army.
A sampling of Houghton Library's hair collection, including Keat's
libraries

Untangling the Secrets of One of Harvard’s Historic Hair Collections

The university's Houghton Library is home to a number of famous tresses.
Cara Giaimo November 20, 2017
Interrogation seat
Toledo, Spain

Museo de la Tortura

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.
A collection of dental mannequins.
art

The Artist Who Sees Vintage Medical Devices as Sculpture

A Chicago gallery showcases haunting pieces of medical and dental history.
Sarah Laskow November 20, 2017
Gastro Obscura

Tavuk Göğsü

We have the Ottoman sultans to thank for this creamy Turkish dessert made of chicken breast.
One whole election cake weighed more than 70 pounds.
Gastro Obscura

Hartford Election Cake

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.
Hacienda del Jaral de Berrios.
San Felipe, Mexico

Hacienda del Jaral de Berrios

During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.
A chromolithograph of <em>Fragaria ananassa</em>.
food

The 18th-Century Spy Who Gave Us Big Strawberries

Two American strawberries reunited in Europe, and gave us the fruit we love today.
Mike Allen November 16, 2017
Near a <em>fogou</em> entrance, West Cornwall.
tunnels

When Did Humans Become a Burrowing Species?

Digging into our drive to tunnel, bore, and head underground.
Sarah Laskow November 16, 2017
<em>Babur Being Entertained in Ghazni</em>, from the <em>Baburnama</em>, the memoirs of Ẓahīr al-din Muhammad.
food

The Conqueror Who Longed for Melons

Many Indian dishes can be traced back, indirectly, to a 16th-century, food-obsessed ruler named Babur.
Mark Hay November 15, 2017
One side of the seal shows two nude lovers embracing.
Norwich, England

Balthild Seal Matrix

This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.
Sheldon Peck's home today.
Lombard, Illinois

Sheldon Peck Homestead

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.
International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Washington, D.C.

International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
The tauroctony in the Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
cults

The Ancient Roman Cult That Continues to Vex Scholars

The Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a pagan god from subterranean temples buried throughout the empire.
Kerry Wolfe November 13, 2017
The ROV that captured footage of the wreck of <em>SS Itata</em>, 650 feet down.
disasters

Found: The Wreck of Chile's 'Titanic'

After decades of searching, the site where 400 lost their lives has been identified.
Vittoria Traverso November 13, 2017
An overgrown sunken road/green way in Symondsbury, Dorset.
North Chideock, England

Holloways of Dorset

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
A beachside bounty from a clambake.
Gastro Obscura

Clambake

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.