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Can the famous greenhouse get greener?

botanical gardens

Kew Gardens Is Undergoing a Big, Steamy Change

Fitted PJs, new glasses, and a good drilling will keep this Victorian icon hot.

Daniel Shailer February 20, 2024

Hyenas and crocodiles dined on a waterside carcass together, caught via camera trap.

You Never Know Who Will Turn Up at an Elephant Carcass

Researchers in Kenya spied some unexpected guests at these “carrion bonanzas”

Roxanne Hoorn August 16, 2023

The record-breaking <em>Rafflesia</em>, taken on December 31.

An Elusive 'Corpse Lily' Bloomed Larger Than Ever Before in Indonesia

The massive red flower also smelled really, really bad.

Sabrina Imbler January 8, 2020

Video • Object of Intrigue

Mysterious and Intricate 17th-Century Anatomical Manikins

objects of intrigue

Secrets of One of the Earliest Terrestrial Globes

The Hunt-Lenox Globe is significant in so many ways.

Lizzie Philip February 27, 2019

An original binding adds to a book's value.

How a Rare Book Appraiser Passes Judgment in 30 Seconds or Less

A discerning eye often means a disappointed collector.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 14, 2018

The acidity and light carbonation of magkeolli pairs well with the spicy-sweet flavors of Korean cuisine.

Makgeolli

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.

The red handfish uses its fins to walk across coral reefs.

Found: A New Population of One of the World's Rarest Fish

Citizen science helps double the known population of red handfish.

Vittoria Traverso January 24, 2018

Copper wire covered with asphaltum that was part of the first underground electrical system and used to illuminate Edison's home.

objects of intrigue

For Sale: A Wire From Thomas Edison's 1880 City Lighting Demo

The insulated copper wire was used to illuminate the inventor's New Jersey home.

Vittoria Traverso November 21, 2017

The short-snouted seahorse may now be resident in the River Thames.

Found: Rare Seahorses Living in the River Thames

A recent spike in seahorse sightings is more evidence of a river revival.

Vittoria Traverso November 16, 2017