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Tomatoes for sale at a market stall in Italy.
news

Southern Italians Are Tussling Over Tomatoes

The latest twist in a food-based war between Campania and Puglia.
Natasha Frost January 19, 2018
A yellow-bellied marmot sits alone on a rock.
animals

A Life of Solitude Makes Yellow-Bellied Marmots Live Longer

Party animals pay the price.
Natasha Frost January 18, 2018
Stephen King at a book signing, c 1976.
disasters

A Burst Pipe Ruined Original Stephen King Manuscripts

Gerald Winters's bookstore in Bangor, Maine, specializes in rare editions and type-written drafts.
Sarah Laskow January 18, 2018
A screenshot of the map shows the 90-odd salt trucks scattered across Scotland.
maps

This Map Shows Every Adorably Named Salt Truck in Scotland

From Luke Snowalker to Sir Salter Scott.
Natasha Frost January 17, 2018
One of the village's five churches, made out of wool.
news

See an Entire Northern Ireland Village Knitted Out of Wool

An incredible yarn from Cloughmills, County Antrim.
Natasha Frost January 16, 2018
Installation view of Mass by Ron Mueck, 2017 on display at NGV Triennial at NGV International, 2017
skulls

This Australian Art Museum Is Filled With Giant Skulls

Sculptor Ron Mueck's work echoes the use of skulls in Western art history.
Sarah Laskow January 16, 2018
France's language police want "le smartphone" eradicated from the spoken and written word.
news

France's Ongoing Quest to Crush English Loanwords

Saying "adieu" to "le smartphone."
Natasha Frost January 15, 2018
<em>Caihong juji</em> was a study in contrasts.
dinosaurs

How We Know That This Dinosaur Had Bright, Audacious Plumage

Microscopic structures hint at an iridescent past.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 15, 2018
The Coronation Spoon is very old.
objects of intrigue

The Oldest Object in England's Crown Jewels Is a Spoon

Most of the coronation regalia were destroyed in the 17th century, but the anointing spoon survived.
Sarah Laskow January 15, 2018
A modern eagle's eye is four to eight times stronger than that of the average human's.
science

An Amazing Fossilized Eye Reveals How an Ancient Bird Saw

Feast your eyes on this.
Natasha Frost January 12, 2018
Long live the queen.
restaurants

Medieval Times Is Now Ruled by a Queen

Usually medieval queens were regents, but this fictional character rules independently.
Sarah Laskow January 12, 2018
The kea is one of New Zealand's most popular, and infamous, birds.
animals

The Curbside Gyms That Keep Rare New Zealand Parrots Out of Trouble

What is it with teenage males and traffic cones?
Natasha Frost January 11, 2018
A robot plunged deep into the ocean to map the erupted lava (in red) around the Havre caldera.
volcanoes

What We Can Learn From Mapping a Massive Underwater Volcano

Researchers sent an autonomous underwater vehicle and a robot to study Havre, which erupted in 2012.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 11, 2018
Yelp can be used for more than finding a good pizza place.
restaurants

New York City Officials Hunted Down 10 Food Poisoning Outbreaks Using Yelp

The key words are sick, vomit, diarrhea, and food poisoning.
Anne Ewbank January 11, 2018
In the late 19th century, there was a vogue for taking photographs of people standing on giant lily pads—these are <em>Victoria amazonica</em> in Salem, North Carolina.
news

Enormous Lily Pads Have Returned to Paraguay

The queen of waterlilies is back.
Natasha Frost January 10, 2018
Red indicates places an hour or more away from a city; purple indicates place a day or more away from a city.
maps

Here's How Long It Takes to Reach a City From Every Place on Earth

A new map measures accessibility to the world's cities.
Sarah Laskow January 10, 2018
A bonnethead shark in a New Orleans aquarium
science

The Shark That Thrives on a Flexitarian Diet

For the bonnethead shark, fish can be friends, not food.
Natasha Frost January 8, 2018
An advertisement for a Sidney Poitier film.
collections

Rescuing the Letterpress Art Made for Movie Ads

A documentary captures two Nebraskans' work to preserve a unique collection.
Sarah Laskow January 8, 2018