islands
Lizards Are Evolving in Response to Fierce Hurricane Seasons
They need to get a grip.
Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
islands
They need to get a grip.
geology
The “Great Unconformity” is a big chunk of missing deep time.
dinosaurs
Of course, they are deep underground and came from 75-ton titanosaurs.
language
Social distancing might not entirely change the way we talk, but a Mars expedition might do the trick.
paintings
Turns out it was hiding in plain sight by the side of a Portuguese road.
disasters
A set of paintings show the calm, lingering aftermath of a world-shaking event.
art
“This is a shared understanding of bling, of what it means to be rich."
machines
His collection of scary-looking headgear from the past is sure to get into your head.
art
Ruth Asawa also championed arts education—and had a great recipe for salt dough for sculpting at home.
caves
For skeptics, no amount of crab legs and speared shark are enough to upend the caveman stereotype.
caves
Their big sinuses were both an evolutionary boon and bust.
plague
These haunting uniforms make today's masks look tame.
ruins
Specifically, in the wood of a royal Phrygian tomb.
castles
Seven virtual reconstructions offer a glimpse at the fortified past.
shipwrecks
A training exercise in 1958 sent the USS Stickleback to the ocean floor.
ancient
3,000 years before the Aztecs, Mesoamericans were already playing ball.
islands
The token-size stones offer insight into life 20,000 years ago.
objects of intrigue
With 2.8 million new artifacts on view, there should be plenty to choose from.
science
August Strindberg’s failed photography experiment continued to evolve, chemically and beautifully, long after his death.
books
Meet Giovanni Vale, your travel guide to countries that no longer exist.
dinosaurs
This ancient hadrosaur has some microscopic secrets.
wax anatomy
A new home for Jeremy Bentham’s old bones is prompting a philosophical debate.
books
The humanist scholar fudged a language into existence.
roadside attractions
John Margolies played an outsize role in memorializing America’s outsize attractions.