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curry

Recreating My Favorite Meal From Thailand

The lunch that inspired me to search New York City for popping mushrooms.
June 16, 2025
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ao wants to know

Does a Magician Really Never Reveal Their Tricks? AO Wants to Know.

Professional magician Siegfried Tieber performs extraordinary feats with everyday objects.
May 1, 2025
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ao wants to know

Are Some of Your Favorite Houseplants Poisonous? AO Wants to Know.

Toxicologist Liz Dauncey invites you to admire the marvels of plants (carefully).
April 18, 2025
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ingredients

A Guide to the Gingers of the World

It's spicier than you might expect.
April 14, 2025
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evolution

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.
April 10, 2025
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indian food

What Kinds of Pasta Are There in India?

It's not just fusion.
April 7, 2025
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ao wants to know

What Secrets Are Behind the Magic of Miniatures? AO Wants to Know.

Artist Amanda Kelly crafts tiny worlds that tell intricate stories.
April 3, 2025
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ao wants to know

How Can Myths Help Us Understand the Stars? AO Wants to Know.

Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier teaches science through storytelling.
March 20, 2025
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food history

Make Nowruz Magic With Samanu

Eat the spring.
March 17, 2025
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ingredients

A Guide to the Peppers of the World

Which came first: the pepper, or the pepper?
March 10, 2025
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ao wants to know

What Makes Heritage Livestock So Important? AO Wants to Know.

Jeannette Beranger is on a mission to save America’s rarest farm animals from extinction.
March 6, 2025
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new species

A Devilish New Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park

This tiny, fuzzy sunflower relative has been hiding in plain sight—it represents the first new genus identified in a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years.
March 4, 2025
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ao wants to know

What Did the Ancient Egyptians Eat? AO Wants to Know.

Egyptian archaeologist Mennat-Allah El Dorry digs deep into the diets of the past.
February 20, 2025
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ingredients

A Guide to the Cardamoms of the World

The Cardamom Expanded Universe is bigger than you think.
February 17, 2025
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farms

Australia’s Dazzling Native Ingredients

Warrigal, murnong, and quandong, oh my!
February 10, 2025
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ao wants to know

How Can You Spot an Inaccurate Dinosaur? AO Wants to Know.

Steven Bellettini fact-checks our assumptions about prehistoric life.
February 6, 2025
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scandal

Atlas Obscura’s Juiciest Pope Drama

Lost body parts, dirty paintings, and an ill-fated elephant.
January 30, 2025
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invasive species

What Makes an Animal a Pest? AO Wants to Know.

Animal-human conflict expert Bethany Brookshire explains why we put cats before rats.
January 24, 2025
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trolls

The Real-Life Origins of Taboo Fairy Romance

Long before <em>A Court of Thorns and Roses,</em> 17th-century Swedish courts investigated supernatural love.
December 17, 2024
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genetics

The Story of the Aurochs Is More Complicated Than We Thought

New research helps us understand how cattle spread across the world.
December 12, 2024
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booze

The Booze-Soaked Lives of Wild Animals

Not only is alcohol consumed widely in nature, it may have played a role in human evolution.
December 3, 2024
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1920s

Before Moo Deng, There Was ‘William Johnson Hippopotamus’

During the Roaring ’20s, the American National Zoo welcomed the first pygmy hippo superstar.
November 25, 2024
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elections

7 Candidates for Your Election Day Menu

Election season means fundraiser foods, satirical sweets, and campaign trail cuisine.
November 1, 2024
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holiday

'Diwalloween' Means Lights, Sweets, and Spooky Treats

How do you celebrate two feasts in one?
October 28, 2024