fires
Brave Tortoise Escaping Deadly Sand Fire Fled 'as Quickly as He Could'
Here's at least one happy ending.
Articles by Cara Giaimo
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
maps
Find The Police Robots Near You With This Handy Map
Are you living near a PackBot?
lakes
The Perplexing Problem of Manitoba's Nameless Lakes
There are some 90,000 anonymous lakes.
news
The World's Oldest Known Manatee Turns 68 This Weekend
Happy birthday, Snooty.
news
The World's Last VCRs Will Be Produced In Japan This Month
Goodbye, old friend.
news
A Cute Seal Is Living In an Inland British River
Youths keep throwing rocks at her.
animals
Most Whales Don't Know How Bad They Smell
And other fragrant underwater tales.
news
For Two Weeks, The Beaches Of South Jersey Looked Tropical
It was all thanks to a giant phytoplankton bloom.
objects of intrigue
Leonardo da Vinci Designed a Nightmare Scuba Suit
The perfect summer outfit for your dystopian marine nightmares.
animals
The Same Dead Whale Keeps Washing Up In California
Get a hint, Wally.
machines
Victorians Drank Soda Out Of Monstrous Gilded Machines
The 19th century saw a soda fountain arms race.
art
91-Year-Old Woman at Museum Fills In Crossword-Themed Artwork
What is art, anyway?
science
The Case Against Honeybees
The buzz around America's favorite workers grows louder every year. Is it drowning out the real story of our food system?
news
France's Dumbest-Named Villages Are All In A Club Together
One name translates to "my nipple."
games
You Can Only Play Pokémon Go in South Korea in This One Seaside Town
The "Pokémon Go holy land on the peninsula" is being mobbed.
animals
Humans Are Losing The One-Sided War Against Seagulls
Our many technological failures inspire the question—should we even fight?
games
Pokémon Go Players Keep Hanging Out In This Alaskan Septic Field
Stop the madness.
games
The Westboro Baptist Church Is Getting Owned In Pokémon Go
“We recruited Jigglypuff to deal with the sodomite Clefairy" is probably not a sentence you thought you'd read today.
robots
The Rover on Mars Mysteriously Powered Down a Few Days Ago
The Curiosity Rover is in "safe mode."
food
Will We Ever Tame The Wild Huckleberry?
Domestication is on hold—even as threats to the iconic berry grow.
cars
Drivers Are Getting Half-Off Coupons for Traffic Tickets in China
Finally, a coupon you can actually use.
space exploration
Galileo Finally Made It to Jupiter (In Lego Form, at Least)
He was joined by a god and a goddess.
mystery
The ‘Brownstone Detective’ Who Digs Up Dirt on New York Homes
Wondering if someone got murdered in your house? Ask Brian Hartig.
animals
A Guy in Switzerland Sent a Pigeon on a Kamikaze Mission to Kill a Falcon
He now could go to jail.
