Articles by Cara Giaimo

A groundbreaking marine database was only made possible by a telescope algorithm.

Giant hogweed can cause blistering burns and even blindness. So what do you do if you want to preserve one?

Swept 350 miles across the sea, it would like to be reunited with its owner.

Meet the Mariana snailfish, the top dog at the bottom of the world.

And if all goes well, she's finally going to get one.

They were once considered disposable, but the Royal Botanical Gardens is putting 30,000 horticultural periodicals to good use.

Meet the Swim Reaper.

The university's Houghton Library is home to a number of famous tresses.

Politicians are angry, workers are threatening to strike, and at least one environmentalist is devastated.

The statue—made by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty—paid tribute to a flock of 19th-century war heroes.

The donair, a Haligonian delicacy, is getting its moment in the sun (or heatlamp).

Wheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

After years of watching, one researcher thinks she's got the answer.

Still, the island's animal conservationists have no intention of giving up.

It's not all finding secret notes from Keith Richards... but some of it is.

Real-life blade running.

A street in Sydney, Australia, ended up hosting a cloud of worker bees three stories high.

What do you give a scope that has everything?

The annual contest celebrates very low-effort art.

It's an interesting time to see the world through the eyes of blemmyes and demons.

The fraternal organization has literal skeletons in their closets—and cupboards, back rooms, and attics.

This 450-pound dude decided to take a breather at the Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport.

"Son of a biscuit," one victim responded.

The "Container Globe" project wants to use modern materials to bring back some of the Bard's 17th-century zing.