Articles by Cara Giaimo

For those about to apply—we salute you.

A storm washed the beach away in 1984—and another one brought it back last month.

Is Roanoke Park Cave mysterious—or just boring?

A breeding pair has been spotted in west Jutland.

It's as long as the Eiffel Tower.

When doves and pigeons collide with glass, they leave haunting images behind.

"We're going to be turning poop into power."

Reality television stars can be so fickle.

Sheela-na-gigs can be found all over the country, but it's only recently that academics have been brave enough to study them.

A couple of research base employees wanted to try something new.

When he wasn't converting people, Father Francois Xavier d'Entrecolles was extracting trade secrets from porcelain producers.

Some say "Gus the Asparagus Man" doesn't belong in a British cathedral.

New York City's oldest-school spinners are two phonograph-loving guys named Mike.

It takes soap and persistence.

A classic Earth Day prank.

How to remove the stigma from the number 13? Through a series of macabre dinner parties, of course.

They may attack people they consider "subordinate," officials say.

Scientists try to solve an artistic mystery.

Some grandchildren were just trying to do something nice for their grandma.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, and a guy in a top hat covered in soot.

Satellites spotted some unexpected heat.

The famous illustrator was a devoted collector of… well, almost everything.

RIP, Patrick.

Deep sea "carrier snails" painstakingly turn their shells into tiny dioramas.