Articles by Roxanne Hoorn

The terrifying teyollohcuani is a shape-shifter of ancient indigenous lore, dark colonial history, and pop culture.

The a-maize-ing history of getting lost among the stalks.

From Viking werewolves to snacking on pickled ram's testicles, Europe's northernmost countries are badass.

The world's oldest known cheese holds the key to kefir's mysterious origins.

It's the season of harvest-guarding stones and cities of squash.

Recent studies show just how tricky these trash pandas can be, from opening locks to nabbing DoorDash orders.

Long thought to be from Wales, the monument's Altar Stone is from northern Scotland, nearly 500 miles away.

A rare breed once on the brink of extinction is making a comeback on their ancestral lands.

Dehydrating tasty food at home is easier than you think.

To avoid traumatizing children, many camps are banning scary stories. But can a little fun with fear be a good thing?

From the Midwest to a tiny town in Italy, the tradition of weather-predicting onions lives on.

Cryptic characters lurk in California's mountains. Or maybe it's just the weather.

On the night before the Balinese New Year, villagers bring monsters to life—and then burn them.

Spike-toothed salmon grew nearly nine feet long and sported tusk-like teeth.

The deer of Nara Park are part of a millennium-old genetic lineage—does that make them more deserving of protection?

New research explains the science behind the sudden disappearance of fluffy cumulus clouds during a solar eclipse.

From rodents of unusual size to flaming arrows, communities across North America share solar eclipse traditions.

Along the Pacific Coast, fast and furious sunflower sea stars are vicious hunters as adults—and they're even hungrier when young.

From penis dueling to pee potions to switching sexes, there’s no one right way of getting it on in the ocean.

The mating calls of black drum fish might be the source of Tampa's mysterious thumping bass.

Team Kwe honors their Anishinaabe roots in the art and sport of snow sculpting.

Are the mysterious mice adorning this 1,800-year-old helmet part of an ancient joke?

At warm, deep sea springs off Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, throngs of octopus "balls" gather to tend their brood.

A new study shows most people can tune into how chickens are feeling based on their clucks alone.