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John of Gaunt visits the King of Portugal.
politics

What It Took to Get Impeached in the 14th Century

You basically had to sell a castle to the enemy.
Sarah Laskow November 7, 2018
An empty senate chamber, circa 1873.
politics

How Nevada Became the Only State Where You Can Vote for 'None of These Candidates'

In some years, a good option.
Cara Giaimo November 6, 2018
The Inaccessible Island Rail (Atlantisia rogersi) that contributed DNA for the study.
islands

How Did the World's Smallest Flightless Bird Get to Inaccessible Island?

The first scientists to describe the animal thought it might have walked.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018
Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University, 1988.
science

For Sale: An Invitation to Stephen Hawking’s Cocktail Party for Time Travelers

Please retain for the next thousand years or so.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018
The Triforium was lit up for a special event back in 2006.
art

L.A.'s Most Derided Piece of Public Art Is About to Light Up Again

Reviving the Triforium.
Sarah Laskow October 18, 2018
What do you call a moon's moon?
news

What Do You Call a Moon's Moon?

The inexplicable delight of moon-moons, sub-islands, and other recursive places.
Sarah Laskow October 10, 2018
Up, up, and away.
animals

Why North America’s Gangliest Bird Is Hitching a Ride With the Coast Guard

Whooping cranes are on the move, because of budget cuts.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2018
Owen Garriott working on Skylab.
news

Watch Astronauts From the 1970s Geek Out With Gyroscopes

Why are these devices so important to spacecraft?
Sarah Laskow October 9, 2018
Castor seeds—look nice, very dangerous.
poison

All the Very Bad Ways That Castor Seeds Have Been Used

Not only does it taste gross, but castor oil was used as an instrument of political control for years.
Sarah Laskow October 4, 2018
Maria Goeppert Mayer.
science

The Last Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics Did the Work Without Being Paid

Maria Goeppert Mayer was relegated to unpaid and "volunteer" positions for most of her academic career.
Sarah Laskow October 2, 2018
Parts of the tunnels are flooded.
tunnels

A New Purpose for Sydney's Unfinished Train Tunnels

They will be transformed into an underground entertainment space.
Sarah Laskow October 1, 2018
The Kīlauea Iki Overlook has reopened.
disasters

Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park Is Open Again

But the famous lava lake atop Kīlauea has disappeared.
Sarah Laskow September 24, 2018
Garbage Hill forever
art

Winnipeg Doesn’t Know Who Erected This Amazing Sign on a Landfill-Turned-Park

It looked like the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles.
Sarah Laskow September 11, 2018
What's really going on at DIA?
conspiracy theories

The Denver Airport Has the Best Public Service Announcements Ever

Conspiracy or construction?
Sarah Laskow September 5, 2018
A glimpse inside the burnt museum. The meteorite is one of the only objects to survive.
museums

Students Are Collecting Photos to Remember Brazil’s Destroyed National Museum

After a fire tore through the institution, visitors' images have become an informal archive of its collections.
Sarah Laskow September 4, 2018
The caves beneath the castle.
castles

Found: A Secret Doorway to Caves Hidden Under a Castle

Archaeologists also discovered wine bottles in the caves.
Sarah Laskow August 31, 2018
A National Lakes Assessment volunteer tests the transparency of a lake in 2012.
science

The Murky Future of America's Lakes

Where have all the blue lakes gone?
Cara Giaimo August 30, 2018
A ghirlanda.
museums

6 Unusual Objects From the Macabre History of Magic

Feathered death garlands, a pierced bull's heart, and more.
Sarah Laskow August 29, 2018