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What the National Comedy Center may look like once completed.
museums

New York State Gives the National Comedy Center $500,000

They're investing in the history of comedy.
Eric Grundhauser August 3, 2017
Today, this trapdoor spider is only found on a small island off the southern coast of Australia—but it undertook a long journey to get there.
science

These Australian Spiders Crossed an Ocean on a Land Raft

Don't worry, their seafaring days are over.
Kelsey Kennedy August 3, 2017
The new specimen of <em>Santanmantis axelrodi</em> found in Brazil.
science

Found: A Praying Mantis Older Than Tyrannosaurus Rex

The fossil is reviewing the secrets of mantis evolution.
Natasha Frost August 3, 2017
Lagginhorn.
mountains

Found: The Body of a Hiker Missing for Thirty Years

A melting glacier revealed the frozen hands and feet of a man who disappeared in 1987.
Sarah Laskow August 3, 2017
Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
horses

Wild Horses Caught Frolicking Beneath a Seaside Rainbow

Because life, sometimes, is a Lisa Frank sticker.
Eric Grundhauser August 2, 2017
<em>Death of St. Rosalia</em> by František Tkadlík
statues

The Mystery of a Beheaded Austrian Statue, Solved

Residents reported the missing head last Friday.
Michael Waters August 2, 2017
A new study simulated floral evolution to come up with an idea of what the first flower might have looked like.
science

What Earth's First Flower Might Have Looked Like

Scientists are beginning to understand more about floral evolution.
Erik Shilling August 2, 2017
Cutting onions triggers tears thanks to the bulb's lachrymatory factor.
science

Scientists Now Know Exactly Why Onions Make You Cry

They've unlocked the chemical secrets of an irritating molecule.
Kelsey Kennedy August 2, 2017
Remains of a Roman neighborhood have been discovered in Sainte-Colombe, near Vienne, eastern France.
fires

Found: A Wealthy Roman Neighborhood in France, Preserved Under Ash

The team that found it is calling it a “Little Pompeii.”
Sarah Laskow August 2, 2017
A healthy oak eggar moth caterpillar.
zombies

Exploding Zombie Caterpillars Rain Death From on High

Creepy, yes, but not apocalyptic.
Natasha Frost August 2, 2017
The trees of Upton Court Park in Slough.
crime

Who Is the Mystery Tree-Cutter of Slough?

Someone keeps cutting down large trees.
Eric Grundhauser August 1, 2017
The Ryugyong Hotel in 2009.
architecture

North Korea's 'Hotel of Doom' Just Opened (a Little)

Some ground-level walls came down, and there's a sign.
Erik Shilling August 1, 2017
Part of the reservoir created by the Serra da Mesa Dam.
science

A Dam in Brazil Has Altered the Course of Evolution

For geckos, which evolved larger heads to dine on termites.
Kelsey Kennedy August 1, 2017
The house in question.
houses

Why This Historic New Jersey House Is Selling for Just $10

There is a catch.
Michael Waters August 1, 2017
crime

Found: A Stolen Electric Train Ride for Children

It renewed one man's faith in Facebook.
Erik Shilling August 1, 2017
Screenshot from video
festivals

An Italian Priest Brought the Virgin Mary to Beachgoers in a Paddle Boat

Literally #blessed.
Natasha Frost August 1, 2017
waterfalls

An Ill-Timed Sewage Release Turned the Water Around Niagara Falls Black

"It looked like something out of a sci-fi movie," one spectator said.
Cara Giaimo August 1, 2017
That's one big mushroom.
food

Found: One Incredibly Large Porcini Mushroom

It broke a Utah state record and came close to breaking the world record.
Sarah Laskow August 1, 2017