Articles by Lauren Young

Walter Potter, Victorian taxidermist, transformed a preservation profession into peculiar art.

Johann Bayer's star maps depict the mythological beasts and characters on both celestial spheres.

Get some inspiration for spookifying your abode.

A fuzzy posterior hides the creature's slimy translucent underbelly.

The Life Awakener contraption gave patients "healing" pustules.

A delightful meal for microbes.

Why some players get hooked on dying, over and over, to explore a room.

Aquatic pumpkin boat races are held internationally every autumn.

Step one: crush 200 bones into a fine powder.

A 19th-century map describes a hidden network of lava caves.

It's a fall tradition.

Can you find the camouflaged women hiding in these photos?

It's the candy you see at the grocery store check-out, but never thought to buy.

The American prank television show put a psychology conformity theory to the test.

Ross Otto mapped 140,000 photos posted on WordPress blogs using the geotags embedded within.

One of the best fall treats.

It’s in our nature to want to form relationships with others—even if they don’t know who we are.

These crustaceans must filter sand fast before the tide returns.

Can you decipher the signatures within these splattered, ambigious shapes?

The specially tuned glasses add an extra magical element.

Artist Ned Kahn built these beautiful metallic installations that flutter with the breeze.

The road to weird food communes and sex cults is paved with good intentions.

They dance not just to attract the ladies, but to survive.

The internet is woven everywhere in city design; you just have to look closely.