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The SS Athenia in 1933.
shipwrecks

Found: The Wreck of the Very First Ship Sunk in World War II

The Athenia was torpedoed the day England and Germany went to war.
Sarah Laskow October 5, 2017
Five of the seven black cats are still reportedly missing. Police are on the case.
31 days of halloween

The Mysterious Disappearance of 7 Black Cats From a Pair of English Villages

Coincidence? Observational bias? Or something more sinister?
Natasha Frost October 4, 2017
A DA40, drawn by a DA40.
art

Some Pilots Are Using Their Flight Paths to Draw in the Sky

It has to be some of the largest artwork ever created.
Kelsey Kennedy October 4, 2017
An inside view of the Colosseum. The top levels will soon be accessible to tourists.
architecture

Soon You Will Be Able to Tour the Colosseum's Nosebleed Seats

For the first time in 40 years, the arena's fourth and fifth levels will be open to the public.
Cara Giaimo October 4, 2017
The detailed image of the storm used by scientists, from the book <em>Seikai</em>.
science

Japanese Scientists Turn Literary Detectives to Study a 1770 Magnetic Storm

They think it might have been the largest ever seen.
Natasha Frost October 4, 2017
Lend a hand.
shipwrecks

Found: A Giant Bronze Arm From the Antikythera Shipwreck

The world's most intriguing shipwreck keeps giving up more secrets.
Sarah Laskow October 4, 2017
The newly discovered orchid.
news

Found: An Orchid With Large Flowers and a Scent Like Champagne

What a beaut!
Sarah Laskow October 4, 2017
Jeremy Bentham's head is usually not on display, to prevent further deterioration.
mummies

Jeremy Bentham's Head Is Coming Out of Its Box and Under the Microscope

Scientists want to know if the forward-thinking philosopher had autism.
Natasha Frost October 3, 2017
The common spreadwing, one of the dragonflies included in the study.
science

Scientists Have Dug Through Dragonfly Droppings to Figure Out What They Eat

Wait, no one knew exactly what dragonflies eat?
Kelsey Kennedy October 3, 2017
A tempting directive.
museums

A Phantom Labeler Is Menacing a New Zealand Museum

"GO ON TOUCH IT."
Cara Giaimo October 3, 2017
Pig Nose!
monsters

A Legendary Fish Named ‘Pig Nose’ Was Caught for the Second Year in a Row

He had gained about 50 pounds.
Sarah Laskow October 3, 2017
The small, bright streak on the lower left was part of the Phoenicid meteor shower in December 2014.
science

The Mysterious Case of the Vanishing Comet

The key to solving the puzzle was meteor showers.
Kelsey Kennedy October 2, 2017
animals

Look at These 7 Baby Lynxes and Their Mom

You deserve it!
Cara Giaimo October 2, 2017
A caravan of wild camels in the outback.
science

Giant, Introduced Herbivores Could Be Helping ‘Rewild’ the World

In the anthropocene, maybe feral camels, wild donkeys, and cocaine hippos aren't a bad thing.
Natasha Frost October 2, 2017
Hemingway eventually did make it to Europe; here he is in Paris, in 1924.
books

Found: The Earliest Known Work of Fiction by Ernest Hemingway

Two researchers discovered a story written by the author when he was just 10 years old.
Sarah Laskow October 2, 2017
Just stay clear of their claws.
science

A Czech Brewery's Newest Employees Are 5 Crayfish

Changes in their behavior tell brewers whether their water is clean enough.
Kelsey Kennedy September 29, 2017
Is Mother Nature's ultimate storage device the future of digital music?
science

Which Two Songs Are the First to Be Encoded Into the Fabric of Life?

Advances in synthetic DNA are offering a way to preserve music forever, like a fly in amber.
Natasha Frost September 29, 2017
animals

Dead Whales Are Bringing Other Species Together

Over the past week, carcasses have inspired several unprecedented animal gatherings.
Cara Giaimo September 29, 2017