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Nic, believed to be a racing or homing pigeon, was found lost and disoriented before being brought to the Wild Bird Fund.
animals

New York City's Pigeons, Like You've Never Seen Them Before

They're ready for their close-up.
Anika Burgess April 10, 2018
<em>Untitled</em>, 2018.
forests

Enchanting Illustrations Carved From Old Books

Open the covers to a world of holloways, moonlit leaves, and forest creatures.
Anika Burgess April 6, 2018
space exploration

GIFs in Space!

The format gives classic photos from the Apollo missions new life.
Cara Giaimo April 5, 2018
<em>Leningrad</em>, 1979.
soviet history

30,000 Hidden Images Reveal the World of a Soviet-Era Photographer

The secret trove of film and negatives, stashed in a Russian attic.
Anika Burgess April 2, 2018
Dunne's Bakery, Callan, County Kilkenny.
signs

A Last Look at Ireland's Disappearing Storefronts

Photographing the colors and typography of traditional Irish shops.
Anika Burgess March 29, 2018
An abandoned cottage by an inlet in Iceland's Westfjords.
abandoned

Exploring Iceland's Beautiful, Desolate Westfjords

Abandoned homes in dramatic landscapes.
Anika Burgess March 23, 2018
<em>Hyrda</em>.
nature

Photographing a Stormy Sea in All Its Mythic Glory

Relentlessly imposing waves.
Anika Burgess March 21, 2018
<em>Strolling on Silk</em>.
landscapes

12 Otherworldly Landscapes From the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

Beautifully surreal images.
Anika Burgess March 16, 2018
Staircase Model (France), mid–late 19th century; carved, joined, turned, bent, and planed oak; H x W x D: 52 x 71 x 44 cm (20 1/2 x 27 15/16 x 17 5/16 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2007-45-10
secret society

Marvel at Tiny, Perfect Staircases Made by a Secret Society of French Woodworkers

Who are the compagnons?
Natasha Frost March 14, 2018
A lid with a sippy cup-style aperture.
collections

Decoding the Design History of Your Coffee Cup Lid

It's a modern marvel.
Anika Burgess March 13, 2018
Cunningsburgh, on Mainland, Shetland, with meadows full of "coles" of hay, photographed by J.D Ratter, c. 1920s.
libraries

The Libraries That Preserve the History of Small Islands

Tiny islands, great archives.
Anika Burgess March 9, 2018
Diving along the main building.
abandoned

Diving Into Estonia's Abandoned Underwater Prison

A former Soviet labor camp is now partially flooded, like an island in the middle of a lake.
Anika Burgess March 7, 2018
<em>Locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Oakland, Maryland</em>, unknown photographer, c. 1860.
photography

How Photographs Printed on Paper Changed 19th-Century America

Shareable images have always had an impact.
Anika Burgess March 2, 2018
<em>We Shall Liberate Taiwan!</em>, by the Hongyingbi (Red Eagle Brush) unit of the Air Force Unit of Nanjing Military Region, 1969.
art

The Art of Chinese Propaganda Posters

A glimpse inside the collection of Shaomin Li, artist and dissident.
Anika Burgess February 23, 2018
A Kotobuki, a creature consisting of all 12 signs in the Zodiac, from Japanese mythology.
mythology

One Artist's Mission to Illustrate All the World's Mythical Beasts

Squonks, Lindworms, Dijiangs, and more.
Anika Burgess February 21, 2018
Whitechapel Road, 1965.
hidden

Unseen 1960s Photos of London's East End

A hidden archive of glorious Kodachrome, rediscovered.
Anika Burgess February 12, 2018
A railway tunnel, Finland.
abandoned

Finding the Beauty in Nordic Ruins

Stark, wintry photographs of Northern Europe’s abandoned buildings.
Anika Burgess February 7, 2018
Slightly Fires the Emperor recipe by Jowett Yu.
food

7 Wonderfully Bizarre Illustrations From a New Chinese Cookbook

Interpreting red bean ice cream, General Tso’s Gator, and pao cai as art.
Mithila Phadke February 7, 2018