Articles by Lauren Young

There's a lake, a Ferris wheel, and an operating train.

Making snowballs is part of these Japanese snow monkeys' culture.

Neon puppies, cherry blossoms, frogs, and lucky cats.

An artist's invention turns roadways and construction sites into unconventional party zones.

Sea serpents, cannibals, and one of the earliest mentions of California are features of this spectacular map.

Some were more logical than others.

“All this to make a bedlam of adolescent noise,” says the curmudgeonly narrator.

Artist Aki Inomata's transparent 3-D printed shells serve as beautiful temporary homes for crustaceans.

Monks and peasant artists in the 16th century began this intricate process of re-spinning spider and caterpillar cobwebs.

Book lovers and collectors feared becoming a victim of the pseudo-illness.

These public health trailers also teach you about the dangers of crossing the street and germs.

Dioramas of infants' skeletons adorned with lace and jewelry were seen as grotesque and beautiful.

It's a tedious task to build the "world in miniature."

This photographer weaves intimate scenes into monochromatic panoramas of massive metropolises.

It's all in the spin.

"Gu" was a mythological substance born from fear, with a dramatic backstory.

Take a moment to think about the bigger picture.

Experts tell us what to throw together in case things go seriously wrong.

Researchers study past tragedies to try and prevent them in the future.

It's amazing how smart a brainless, single-celled organism can be.

It's a surprising defense mechanism.

Why scientists during the late 18th and 19th centuries conducted crude experiments with reanimating corpses.

Need to bake a pie AND cure consumption?

Diatom arrangement is an old Victorian art form.