Articles by Lauren Young

It's like revolving on a much less secure Ferris wheel.

This paper-tape music box puts a new spin on the classic dance number.

You can thank second-century geographer and writer Pausanias for travel literature.

It all started with the simple coiled toy.

A Chinese and American group team up to turn the extreme sport into a daring art.

The dark trade of collecting books used to get really messy.

Gazelles' "stotting" or "pronking" behavior may be a defense signal to predators.

The remains of the decommissioned Stapleton naval base are a reminder of Cold War-era nuclear anxiety.

The contest takes place every year at the Calaveras County Fair in California.

The neighborhood teemed with "temperamental intellectuals."

Might make you want to write by hand again.

These tricks require all skill, not magic.

How an early telephone silencer took on AT&T.

These beautiful bacteria may be able to help scientists detect and treat cancer.

The most anti-climactic high-five ever.

Sadly, historians lack good documentation on the badass Heraean Games.

The one-time Olympic sport can get very fierce.

This German company specializes in planetary spheres based on antique maps.

Scientists have found that bats collide into each other more often than they thought.

A snap from the set of a 1950 sci-fi film has set off a seven-year hunt.

These mini-lobster look-alikes are invading the coastlines of California.

25 million people once raised Neopets. A few thousand persevere today, in what has become a virtual ghost town.

The farming town of Nuanquan, China, celebrates the holiday with a 300-year-old spin on fireworks.

Scientists are trying to better understand the phenomenon to warn air traffic control.