Articles by Cara Giaimo

Every year, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists updates the Doomsday Clock.

He was excited about the cold weather.

And mice always heroes? Experts trace the history of typecasting rodents.

Quoth the raven, "You owe $25."

From Colonel Blimp to Baron Bomburst, pop-culture bad guys sure love to cruise around in the sky.

The perp was a former tram driver who missed his job.

For a short film about another world, the landscape designer Bas Smets created a dark, scientifically accurate terrain.

The unusual formation requires two things: cold temperatures and gusty winds.

Hundreds of thousands of them fell out of a flatbed pickup.

It's scaring animals away from an important hunting ground.

They were attempting a historic journey.

A recently declassified report reveals that Cold War submarines almost chirped and whistled.

Excavator experts were busy after the Truckee River flooded last weekend.

The country has embraced dàn đá', but no one is quite sure of its exact history.

Saalfelden wants someone to live in their 350-year-old hermitage.

The species used to rely exclusively on bird blood, but times are changing.

Once a year, the Schönbrunn Palace pachyderms get a special snack.

RIP, FM.

The International Space Station needed some new juice.

See the world from the basket of a hot air balloon.

They can't seem to get along.

In the 1840s, Dr. William Moon remade the Roman alphabet to help his students.

There's a strange political battle over how catfish should be regulated.

It's a great day for the children of Langeoog!