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Brookline, Massachusetts
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
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The Combination Shaft
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Mercury, Nevada
Nevada National Security Site
A desert journey through atomic history.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Gregory's Meridian Line
Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.
Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
Paseo de las Estrellas de la Ciencia
The only open-air "Hall of Fame" for science stars in the world.
volcanoes
Kīlauea Won't Stop Erupting
In this episode of Untold Earth, learn what lessons one of the most active and accessible volcanoes on Earth can teach us about our planet's past, present, and future.
Ireland
William Sealy Gosset Plaque
Honoring the Guinness brewer whose quest for the perfect pint led to the creation of the t-test, a cornerstone of modern statistics.
Dublin, Ireland
Broom Bridge
The graffiti that birthed modern algebra.
botanical gardens
A Botanical Showdown Planted the Seed for Portland’s International Rose Test Garden
Portland, Oregon is known as the City of Roses, but clinching this title was no easy feat.
science
The Glass Armonica: The Strange History of the Instrument Benjamin Franklin Invented
Invented by one of America’s Founding Fathers, this musical instrument became the center of a medical malpractice scandal.
Coimbra, Portugal
Gabinete de Curiosidades (Cabinet of Curiosities)
A Portuguese museum display features a bizarre assortment of objects.
science
Biosphere 2: How Volunteers Survived for 2 Years in an Airtight Habitat
This 1991 experiment spawned a wave of new research about engineering, agriculture, and space exploration.
mummies
The Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon: Why This Legendary Philosopher Put His Own Body on Display
You can visit the father of utilitarianism anytime you like. But will it make you happy?
subterranean
Schieks Cave Below Minneapolis Contains a Lake of Warm Sewage
An urban explorer ventured deep below the bustling streets of downtown Minneapolis. He discovered more than he bargained for.
Brno, Czechia
Hrachovina
A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.
poison
Are Some of Your Favorite Houseplants Poisonous? AO Wants to Know.
Toxicologist Liz Dauncey invites you to admire the marvels of plants (carefully).
Coimbra, Portugal
Cabinet of Curiosities at the University of Coimbra
One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Wufeng Mushroom Museum
An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
islands
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'
On an island in South Florida, scientists use trials to see how natural selection drives evolution in real time.
dinosaurs
A Surprising New Tail From Jurassic China
The discovery of a fossil species suggests that the story of birds started about 20 million years earlier than we thought.
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