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space exploration

The Laws of Physics Can't Explain Why the Universe Is Expanding So Fast

It's reached a tipping point.
Erik Shilling April 15, 2016
photography

On the Scene: Plunging into Snow at the Foot of a Volcano

A photographer documents life at a geothermal plant amid 29 active volcanoes.
Anika Burgess April 15, 2016
secret

The Man Who Got Hillary Clinton To Care About UFOs

The truth is out there, and this is John Podesta's last chance to make it public.
Sarah Laskow April 15, 2016
Scrubbing in, virtually.
medicine

Do You Have The Guts To Watch VR Surgery?

Hanging out in an operating room hundreds of miles away.
Cara Giaimo April 15, 2016
wild west

Inside Laredo, the Secret, Members-Only Wild West Town in England

Its founders have spent weekends re-enacting American frontier life for over 30 years.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 15, 2016
prohibition

In the Early 20th Century, America Was Awash in Incredible Queer Nightlife

Then Prohibition ended, and the closet was born.
Natalie Zarrelli April 14, 2016
micro-nations

Interviewing the President of the Sovereign Nation Inside Nevada

The micronation of Molossia is very real to its leader.
Luke Spencer April 14, 2016
animals

On the Scene: The Japanese City Where the Deer Roam Free

In Nara, you can stroll along the streets with a doe.
Anika Burgess April 14, 2016
australia

A Junket to The Most 'Interesting' Town on Earth

How a trip to the Australian outback got weird, and beautiful.
Jessanne Collins April 13, 2016
pinball

How I (Sort of) Became a Pinball Wizard After Getting Tips From a Champion

A world-beating pinball player attempts to make me a master of the game.
Eric Grundhauser April 13, 2016
us civil war

The Historical Reenactor Accuracy Wars

How to get ostracized at a Civil War reenactment: use bug repellant.
Romie Stott April 13, 2016
photography

On the Scene: In the Underwater Shadow of a Giant Manta Ray

Off the coast of Mexico, a photographer captures marine life in black and white.
Anika Burgess April 13, 2016
Two graduate students burned by Foodcam.
food

An Afternoon With MIT's Most Important Invention

The technology alerts users when there are leftovers in the building.
Cara Giaimo April 13, 2016
space exploration

A Billionaire's Plan to Send Robots Powered by Lasers to Alpha Centauri

The trip to the star system, which is 4.37 lightyears away, could take just 20 years.
Erik Shilling April 12, 2016
science

The First Brain Scans of People High on LSD Reveal Some Predictable Things

You turn into a baby.
Erik Shilling April 12, 2016
animals

Tailing an Overnight Doctor at New York's Busiest Animal ER

A sleepover with radioactive cats and malady-riddled French bulldogs.
Tao Tao Holmes April 12, 2016
photography

On the Scene: Chasing the Ominous Clouds of a Supercell Thunderstorm

Meet the photographer who runs into the path of severe weather.
Anika Burgess April 12, 2016
rites and rituals

The Self-Sacrificing Japanese Pilgrims Who Chose to be Swallowed by the Sea

For 1,000 years, Buddhists in Japan sealed themselves into boats and let the waves carry them.
Jacob Mikanowski April 12, 2016